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DebraD's avatar

As an attorney who worked for child protective services for many years, and as someone aware of sexual abuse in my own families (as well as others I know) the sex abuse scandal in the Church has not surprised me or caused me to question my faith or belief in the Church … but the McCarrick scandal made me simply angry. Just angry and disgusted that blind eyes were turned not because he was a priest but because he was powerful and the power came from his ability to fundraise. To me, this is just the worst kind of turning one’s back on the vulnerable. Not because you are in danger yourself, not because you are powerless to prevent it, but because he could raise money. Those seminarians who went into the Church and who became McCarricks prey … they were handed over for bags of silver. That is what I want an accounting for - I want someone to say why the money was worth it. What did it buy that was worth the cost? Jesus weeps.

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Dcn. Kevin's avatar

If we are being honest the McCarrick scandal is a prelude. We haven’t really started talking about religious orders and how they have moved people around and actively groom prospective members. Some religious communities are proper cesspools. A glance at the Rupnik (formerly SJ) demonstrates this clearly. It wasn’t until the media got ahold of the story they decided to dismiss him. Let the dawn from on high break upon us.

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