Good will to all men? Not from the grumpy atheists! (Thank God not all atheists are grumpy but there sure seems to be a lot of them)
Why is it that so many in the atheist community cannot bring themselves to get past their anger whenever they engage in discussions? The language of many of their contributions in public debate is laced with invective and dripping with sarcasm and bile. There are exceptions of course, but they tend to fall more into the category of being the 'exception that proves the rule' when compared to the hostility of many of today's atheist posters. Comment offered by the theists in the public square is often depicted as being 'malicious' or 'venomous' and intended to enslave the 'feeble minded and weak' by those who post. Nothing could be further from the truth. Venom is something that is oriented to death. Christians are oriented in a 180 degree different direction. We speak not to the culture of death that grips our world but rather for the culture of life and light which ends with the gift of eternal life. For example, the Catholic Church in its hum...
It is long past the time when the Church should have done this! How any cold-hearted Bishop could put up with just simply transferring a Priest proven to be an abuser, to another Parish, or, usually, to another Diocese is beyond me.
ReplyDeleteDid the Bishop miss the reference to the millstone being put around the neck of anyone who hurts the little ones? Just what exactly do they teach in the seminaries these days? Golf? hockey, darts, ,or viewing pornography?
May God have Mercy on the children abused, not just by Priests, but by anyone.