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And it's undoubtedly true that the Catholic hierarchy did unconscionable things to cover up abuse of children by clergy when it did occur - just because they thought it was so awful, as it is. But Joe is certainly right to direct our attention to the material at <www.themediareport.com/fast-facts>. Some independent journalists who have no brief for Catholicism have done similarly, e.g. <http://freepress.org/columns/display/2/2005/1067>. The late Cardinal Martini of Milan, who died last month, was categoric on the matter in his last interview: "...the church has to recognize its own errors and has to travel a radical journey of change, beginning with the pope and the bishops. The scandals of pedophilia are driving us to undertake a journey of conversion..." And I have a suggestion: <http://www.counterpunch.org/2002/04/21/sex-and-power-in-catholicism/>. --CGE On Sep 13, 2012, at 12:45 PM, Joseph Catron <jncat...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 7:47 PM, Ralph Johansen > <mdriscol...@charter.net>wrote: > > >> I recall seeing seminarians at a Catholic seminary near my home in St. >> Paul, walking the grounds with a benign, transported, fresh-faced visage. >> The same, doubtless, who defamed their faith in the presence of little boys. > > > As a matter of statistics, it's far more likely for you, as a male who's > (presumably) not a Catholic priest, to have defamed your non-faith in such > a way. > > http://www.themediareport.com/fast-facts > > There's much to criticize in the Church's handling of abuse cases: namely, > its excessive reliance on the advice of secular experts and state > authorities, who were big believers in the rehabilitation of sexual > offenders until the 1980s. > ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@greenhouse.economics.utah.edu Set your options at: http://greenhouse.economics.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
