I am not arguing that it was or was not defamation.
However, I would say that the overall Catholic leadership culture, possibly for centuries, has, in fact, fully supported and condoned and perhaps even encouraged "criminal acts" given the massive number of priests and Bishops that have been removed, and charged with crimes, all ac…
I am not arguing that it was or was not defamation.
However, I would say that the overall Catholic leadership culture, possibly for centuries, has, in fact, fully supported and condoned and perhaps even encouraged "criminal acts" given the massive number of priests and Bishops that have been removed, and charged with crimes, all across America.
It is not like two or three guys got caught out. Half the priests in Boston alone were relieved of duty.
So, yes, I am sure there were some priests NOT engaging in criminal behavior but the way the Catholic church hid and condoned the widespread criminal behavior, probably for hundreds of years?
C'mon. Is it really "defamation" to write the truth in a way that that captures reality in an eyes wide open manner?
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“Catholic leaders culture for centuries, has, in fact, fully supported and condoned and perhaps even encouraged ‘criminal acts’.” So true, Mike! During the Crusades, Pope Urban II offered papal indulgences (which technically reduced or eliminated the prescribed punishment for committing sins) to any soldier who participated in these religious, “just” wars. In fact, indulgences were promised even in advance of the commission of the sins (perhaps as an incentive to recruit troops), and some indulgences were even sold! The Conquest of the Americas saw a prolongation of this Capitalist system that profiteered from the sale of religious commodities.
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I am not arguing that it was or was not defamation.
However, I would say that the overall Catholic leadership culture, possibly for centuries, has, in fact, fully supported and condoned and perhaps even encouraged "criminal acts" given the massive number of priests and Bishops that have been removed, and charged with crimes, all across America.
It is not like two or three guys got caught out. Half the priests in Boston alone were relieved of duty.
So, yes, I am sure there were some priests NOT engaging in criminal behavior but the way the Catholic church hid and condoned the widespread criminal behavior, probably for hundreds of years?
C'mon. Is it really "defamation" to write the truth in a way that that captures reality in an eyes wide open manner?
As noted: The comment has been removed out of respect for your feedback.
“Catholic leaders culture for centuries, has, in fact, fully supported and condoned and perhaps even encouraged ‘criminal acts’.” So true, Mike! During the Crusades, Pope Urban II offered papal indulgences (which technically reduced or eliminated the prescribed punishment for committing sins) to any soldier who participated in these religious, “just” wars. In fact, indulgences were promised even in advance of the commission of the sins (perhaps as an incentive to recruit troops), and some indulgences were even sold! The Conquest of the Americas saw a prolongation of this Capitalist system that profiteered from the sale of religious commodities.