tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7331361569911408612.post1994599149095183935..comments2024-03-27T17:21:24.219-04:00Comments on OUTTAKE BLOG™: Sex in the Catholic ChurchCharlotte Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13409719695261294226noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7331361569911408612.post-62689297813685976892011-04-21T12:19:57.083-04:002011-04-21T12:19:57.083-04:00The Catholic church is still the “Church Of Child ...The Catholic church is still the “Church Of Child Rape”.<br /><br />Read the first 6 pages of the grand jury report at http://www.philadelphiadistrictattorney.com/images/Grand_Jury_Report.pdf to find out how horrifying it still is.<br /><br />They just can't stop it, despite how many times they'll tell you "we're really cutting back". Its reprehensibleAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461865437824551724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7331361569911408612.post-21101133465134214912011-04-21T06:49:01.836-04:002011-04-21T06:49:01.836-04:00The purpose of the book is not to shame Catholic c...The purpose of the book is not to shame Catholic clergy, it is to expose the hypocrisy and double standards of the Church. There is a culture of 'omerta' (silence) in which the Church pretends not to know about any of this. If the authorities do find out, they just cover it up so as to avoid any scandal. At the time the Church said that these were just isolated incidents. I wanted to explore whether that was true and what I was found was that the phenomenon is much, much wider. For a lot of priests, the Church's teachings on sexual relations are a prison.<br /><br />Carmelo Abbate is an Investigative JournalistCarmelo Abbatenoreply@blogger.com