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[theweaselking]

Catholics object to Irish law requiring them to stop covering up the rape of children.

Cardinal Sean Brady called the practice of hiding child rapists a "sacred and treasured" rite.

The Archbishop of Armagh said "any intrusion upon it is a challenge to the very basis of a free society"

The government of Ireland, in the mean time, insists that aiding and abetting is aiding and abetting even when you do it because the voices in your head tell you to.

Comments

[publius1.livejournal.com]

This whole thing has made my blood boil for well on 30 years now (yes, I first heard about the child rape stuff in the Church in the 1980's, and I don't understand why people think it all started to become public much later) -- but what really got my goat was when the Church started blaming Teh Gay for all their problems. Fuckwads.

[undeadbydawn.livejournal.com]

well, when you have a religion staffed by gays who are in the job specifically because they feel guilty about being gays, and who are constantly working with young boys, and who are supposed to Not Have Sex, Not Ever, very bad things will probably happen.

[If you are institutionally not supposed to have sex AT ALL, any sex is very bad. Having sex with unwilling children is only a little bit worse, cos it's a huge sin whoever you do it with]

but that's OK, because then everyone involved knows that very bad things are happening, and everyone gets to feel Even More Guilty, and it is also by definition an Institutional Secret, policed by people who firmly believe that God is On Their Side [again, by definition]

an entire global religion powered by Guilt and Sexual Frustration. What could possibly go wrong?


Also: Well done Irish Government for fiiiiiiiiinally doing something that resembles the right thing

[cheshire-bitten.livejournal.com]

I believe (At least in Aus) that the majority of victims where female, and that the abuse of young boys was focused on because 1) it is more horrifiying, where as rape is something that just happens to women. 2) it allows blame to be pushed onto the gay, and totally not a problem with the whole church at all, noooo...

[undeadbydawn.livejournal.com]

absolutely.

systematic rape of Nuns was also reported then totally ignored a wee while back.

of course, reports of gay abuse are more likely to be prominent because the church is a bit anti-gay. Easier to blame it all on people who are inherently wicked sinners, right?