tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post828071272433353430..comments2024-03-29T04:54:50.435-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: The Catholic Church rams headlong into sexual sin yet again . . . and it still can't copePeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-54664225512438884792018-08-15T08:22:35.524-05:002018-08-15T08:22:35.524-05:00And that's not to mention that his comment ign...And that's not to mention that his comment ignores the fact that the sexual misbehaviour of the Catholic Church predates the "sexual revolution" anyway!perlhaqrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920117742664645165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-19441352912625036462018-08-15T08:20:46.486-05:002018-08-15T08:20:46.486-05:00Scharfenberger is on some heavy crack. It makes n...Scharfenberger is on some heavy crack. It makes no sense whatsoever to speak of "sexual desire and sexual behaviour separated from conjugal relations" in the context of the sexual misbehaviour of people who are <b>supposed to be celibate</b>.<br /><br />And even us utterly godless heathens who think of sex as nothing more than another biological act tend to recognize that it's not one that should be performed with <b>children</b>.perlhaqrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920117742664645165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-63172882117929832712018-08-02T19:20:37.586-05:002018-08-02T19:20:37.586-05:00People, I'm sorry, but I won't allow this ...People, I'm sorry, but I won't allow this to degenerate into a "Catholics evil - Protestants good" sort of exchange. If you want to do that, please do so on your own blog. Don't vomit it all over mine.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-89680706955273013092018-08-02T18:26:54.812-05:002018-08-02T18:26:54.812-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07029216921002682219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-75069504526710386662018-07-31T18:42:53.443-05:002018-07-31T18:42:53.443-05:00I highly recommend that you read Ann Barnhart'...I highly recommend that you read Ann Barnhart's blog. At first she seems a little over the top, but she has been proven right on many things over the last ten years. BTW, I read you every day keep up the good work.Mr. Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922709713625073557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-35626949264188699172018-07-31T11:29:22.438-05:002018-07-31T11:29:22.438-05:00I suspect every organization where adults work wit...I suspect every organization where adults work with children is will have those who abuse their authority by abusing others. My late grandfather, a Southern Baptist minister, molested both my sister and a cousin, his own grandchildren. My church has stringent guidelines in place, which they have recently strengthened but, even so, abuse happens. I know that abusers, once discovered are (almost) always excommunicated from the church and if ever allowed to rejoin their records are flagged so they are never allowed to work with children.<br /><br />One problem, of course, is that the Organization can only protect itself, and others, in official settings. Windows, working only in pairs, special training, whatever, only work in and only cover those areas least likely to be a problem. A predator could use those settings to establish trust with potential victims and use unsanctioned, hidden meet ups to commit their actual crimes. <br /><br />And no, I don't have an answer. Individuals and institutions will never be fully protected. It is tempting however, to think that Old Testament rather than New Testament remedies should be used.Shermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07098953206824247173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-57665167973435118992018-07-31T10:58:00.864-05:002018-07-31T10:58:00.864-05:00It's disconcerting that an institution that is...It's disconcerting that an institution that is based on law, is itself instructing it's representatives to break that law. I grew up Catholic, but fell away from the Church decades ago. I still consider myself Catholic, but don't really have anything to do with the organization anymore. My wife and her family are Baptist, FiL is a pastor at a small country church. After we got married we searched for a local church that was to both our liking. It was an eye opening experience attending various churches and speaking to the leaders. Many of them were willing to lie to us both at the pulpit and in face to face meetings. They seemed more interested in getting butts-in-seats and collecting donations than in truth.kamas716https://www.blogger.com/profile/02138979155761442634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-89505927732651154512018-07-31T09:12:09.524-05:002018-07-31T09:12:09.524-05:00This made me think of two things, one long and one...This made me think of two things, one long and one short. The long one is T.S. Eliot's "The Wasteland". The short one is Pournelle's Iron Law of Bureaucracy.<br /><br />Sic transit Gloria Mundi.Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-1798020345862358322018-07-31T09:01:05.336-05:002018-07-31T09:01:05.336-05:00Thank you for making yourself compose this post, m...Thank you for making yourself compose this post, my friend. It needed to be written.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-57990996537931733582018-07-31T08:14:28.980-05:002018-07-31T08:14:28.980-05:00You may be interested in Anne Barnhart's essay...You may be interested in Anne Barnhart's essay on the matter, which includes the names of Thomas Williams, Mary Anne Glendon, Elizabeth Lev (Glendon's daughter) and the most infamous Maciel. (Bannon gets a bit part, too!)<br /><br />Allow me to firmly request an editorial change in your otherwise dead-on essay: it is not "the Church" which sins, as you imply. <i>It is "the Bishops" (Cardinals, priests, etc.) who sin.</i> I understand the elision you make--but there IS a substantive difference.<br /><br />Thanks!Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-52998784946650654042018-07-31T06:00:17.864-05:002018-07-31T06:00:17.864-05:00I admire the Catholic faith. I despise the Cathol...I admire the Catholic faith. I despise the Catholic Church. Far too many other people can't perceive the difference between the two.<br /><br />Glenn Beck, for all his many failings, got one thing spectacularly right. The Left infiltrates and destroys "Bottom up, top down, inside out."McChuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10243337792601085456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-30404377492190380142018-07-31T05:56:44.252-05:002018-07-31T05:56:44.252-05:00I am not of your faith, but I sympathize with your...I am not of your faith, but I sympathize with your pain. The problems that concern you are also problems of other faiths and I wish those institutions had articulate commentators such as you to point out the failure of leadership to recognize that which is obvious to the laity. <br /><br />Gafferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09765204313264301299noreply@blogger.com