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smirkymonkey

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7. Why is the catholic establishment filled with so much sexual abuse and subsequent cover ups?

Reply to grumpyduck (Original post)

Sun Sep 23, 2018, 02:31 PM

Sep 2018

The church, the schools, the organizations. What is it about catholic men that makes them so willing to sexually abuse those who are weaker and less powerful than them?

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Has anyone asked Georgetown Prep for a statement? [View all] grumpyduck Sep 2018 OP

What happens at Georgetown prep, stays at Georgetown prep underpants Sep 2018 #1

Saw that video. Just chilling. And disgusting. Bro culture and its worst. kairos12 Sep 2018 #3

They are burning Yearbooks as we speak. kairos12 Sep 2018 #2

Some journalists who went there must be torn NotASurfer Sep 2018 #4

I love it MountCleaners Sep 2018 #5

Reminds of Hillsdale College. gibraltar72 Sep 2018 #6

Why is the catholic establishment filled with so much sexual abuse and subsequent cover ups? smirkymonkey Sep 2018 #7

Several reasons. llmart Sep 2018 #12

And they're taught priests are a special class Retrograde Sep 2018 #19

This is how Georgetown Prep deals with charges of sexual misconduct Generic Other Sep 2018 #8

Kavanaugh's Religion and Sexuality course teacher, and convicted child porn distributor has Brother Buzz Sep 2018 #9

I just scanned through that and got to the part about Ward underpants Sep 2018 #10

My alma mater, Chico State, did it on the cheap and held the keegers in the almond orchards Brother Buzz Sep 2018 #13

I was not aware of Ward underpants Sep 2018 #14

After his stint at the school, he landed a gig with Barbara Boxer Brother Buzz Sep 2018 #15

Served three years on a BFV underpants Sep 2018 #16

3rd Armored Division up near the Fulda Gap? Brother Buzz Sep 2018 #17

No underpants Sep 2018 #18

that whole school, admin and teachers need to be investigated.. samnsara Sep 2018 #11

Their response dalton99a Sep 2018 #20