Abuse, Not just Catholics

[BostonBorn]

As a Catholic I am offended by the coverage of abuse only by the Catholic Church.

 

Abuse is rampant in other churches

 

https://www.star-telegram.com/living/religion/article222576430.html

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[BostonBorn]

11 minutes ago, Yowm said:

I would look to your own...

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. (2 Corinthians 5:10 NASB)

Good advise, I already have, what about you?

 

I wouldn't wish these things on anyone's children causing perhaps years, maybe a lifetime, of guilt whether Catholic, Baptist, Jewish, atheist, whatever.

Douay-Rheims Matthew 13

 41 The Son of man shall send his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all scandals, and them that work iniquity.
 42 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

 

 

 

[frienduff thaylorde]

39 minutes ago, Yowm said:

I would look to your own...

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. (2 Corinthians 5:10 NASB)

Yowm.     It don't matter what pope francis would call ya  ,   You KNOW I LOVES YA . 

[frienduff thaylorde]

1 hour ago, BostonBorn said:

As a Catholic I am offended by the coverage of abuse only by the Catholic Church.

 

Abuse is rampant in other churches

 

https://www.star-telegram.com/living/religion/article222576430.html

Their is a seriously wicked entity at work in most all churches now .   The Mother is calling her daughters home and are and will form the worst all inclusive satanic church that has ever been.

I repeat the MOTHER is calling her daughters and even other religions unto her .   And all not written in the lambs book of life she will point right to the worshp of the beast who is to rise .

IF YOU know of any church , that has been preaching or is for interfaith and unity among religions .  GET OUT fast .

Their is a plan to unite all religions under one common all inclusive mindset .  THE MOTHER began it , but her daughters are coming back to her .

GET OUT of any and all churches that has anything to do with this . 

[BostonBorn]

1 hour ago, Yowm said:

You've already appeared before the Judgment Seat of Christ?

And if you are saying you already have looked to your own, then why the OP?

Sorry, I was addressing the "look to your own part".

 

Because it is unfair to judge the one but not the other.

[The_Patriot21]

The only way to appear before the judgement seat is to be dead...or after Christs return.

The Bible says to worry about the log in your own eye before the splinter in someone elses.

Does the Catholic church receive unfair media coverage of the abuse? Perhaps. Do other churches have issues with abuse? Most certainly. But pointing fingers wont change anything, you cant change what others do. But you can change what you do and what your own church does. And thats what you should focus on.

[JustPassingThru]

Hi, please don't be offended, but for myself, if my pastor (meaning the spiritual leader of the church) abused a child I would leave that church immediately!

So in humility and with respect may I ask, why would/do you stay there?

Lord bless

[BostonBorn]

10 hours ago, Yowm said:

Then like I asked in my 2nd section...

"And if you are saying you already have looked to your own, then why the OP?"

It seemed to me to be a worthy OP.

 

To warn others

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[Uber Genius]

13 hours ago, Yowm said:

You've already appeared before the Judgment Seat of Christ?

And if you are saying you already have looked to your own, then why the OP?

I don't understand the reasoning of attacking someone who raises the issue that some abuse goes unreported if it is associated with other denominations. 

Edited December 11, 2018 by Uber Genius

[Uber Genius]

This seems like a human problem, not a Catholic problem per se. 

 

Why do you think that reporters don't report other conspiracies to cover-up pastoral abuse?

 

Finally, the report suggested a Law association that had helped a dozen churches since 1969. Only one case of abuse cover-up is highlighted in the 8-month investigation. 

One data point is not a line, two data points are not a trend, so the article seems to be very big on method of cover-up and small on actual examples.

i have been falsely accused of harassment in a work situation. I was received no less than 4 calls by individuals who had been falsely accused by the same person. I engaged a lawyer and informed my boss that HR would have to provide a bridge number for my lawyer, as the accuser was known to the company to falsely accuse men of sexual harassment and I was going to name the previous HR individuals who had hid the false abuse claims, and my boss who had his the claims as well, and the company in a defamation law suit. The false claims were dropped immediately. 

Point is that I am quick to advise pastors to have a plan to handle false abuse claims. Further many scammers find churches to be easy marks for insurance fraud scammers claiming abuse.

One former acquantence was lured into counseling a woman (after twice referring her to the pastoral staff). The woman made unwanted advances during counseling. When the pastor shared this info with me I advised he run not walk away. He didn't. Months later he committed adultury. Within one week of the event he was named along with the church in a $1 million law suit by the couple. They settlement was for low six-figures. Imagine his surprise when the lawyer informed him that he was the fourth pastor in 10 years that this couple had sued. 

I'm am distrustful of most of the media these days. But they are secular and wouldn't seem to have a dog in the hunt shaming Catholics but somehow protecting non-Catholics. Help me understand why they would under-report these incidents?

 

Edited December 11, 2018 by Uber Genius