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guillaumeb

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29. No, it is an organizational belief.

Reply to trotsky (Reply #28)

Wed Aug 29, 2018, 03:17 PM

Aug 2018

Render to Caesar...etc.., is what Jesus actually said.

And my posts about this situation, including, ironically, the one in which we are talking, refutes your assertion that I am ignoring it.

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Why it's so hard to hold priests accountable for sex abuse [View all] guillaumeb Aug 2018 OP

Yeah, well the cops don't have to honor any of that bullshit ... just sayin' mr_lebowski Aug 2018 #1

No, but the police must be aware that a crime was committed. eom guillaumeb Aug 2018 #2

Indeed, which is why all these 'procedures' are f'ing BS, pardon my language ... mr_lebowski Aug 2018 #3

Agreed. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #7

I understand your need to argue that the RCC is like every other group.. Permanut Aug 2018 #19

Group behavior is the similarity. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #21

Because priests are part of a closed cabal. That's why. MineralMan Aug 2018 #4

I did know that, guillaumeb Aug 2018 #8

Protect the predators from what, gil? trotsky Aug 2018 #15

You want to know why it's so difficult with the RCC? trotsky Aug 2018 #5

No, I don't think he wants to know. MineralMan Aug 2018 #6

The article highlights the procedural barriers. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #9

Because the church puts canon law above secular law. trotsky Aug 2018 #14

I read the article. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #20

Yet here we are in the Religion group. trotsky Aug 2018 #22

You missed my point entirely. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #23

I totally understand your point. trotsky Aug 2018 #24

Again, you missed my point. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #25

But you don't think their religion is a factor. trotsky Aug 2018 #26

I think that religion is a circumstance, guillaumeb Aug 2018 #27

It is a religious belief of the Catholic church that canon law takes precedence over secular law. trotsky Aug 2018 #28

No, it is an organizational belief. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #29

The organization is a religion, gil. trotsky Aug 2018 #30

I understand your need to sustain your narrative about theism, and me. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #31

Well now I've heard everything. trotsky Aug 2018 #32

More misreading. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #33

Not when you refuse to actually defend what you say. trotsky Aug 2018 #34

Is your game creating positions for others? guillaumeb Aug 2018 #35

No surprise, you refuse to defend what you say. trotsky Sep 2018 #36

Nothing that hasn't been discussed here Lordquinton Aug 2018 #10

The Inquisition Lordquinton Aug 2018 #11

Because the RCC is a criminal organization adept Voltaire2 Aug 2018 #12

Seven simple steps... NeoGreen Aug 2018 #13

That's just the cover up part Major Nikon Aug 2018 #16

Granted... NeoGreen Aug 2018 #17

Willful ignorance is a good description Major Nikon Aug 2018 #18