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RussBLib

(9,008 posts)

3. letting priests marry would not solve everything

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2018, 11:24 AM

Aug 2018

It might calm the urges of some priests, but they would still be in close proximity to young bodies and minds, and pedophilia and infantophilia were around long before the church.

The Catholic church has to stop covering up these crimes. Could it be that not enough new people want to become priests, which is perhaps why the church has to hang on to what and who they already have? Regardless of how many children they assault?

Something like this that is so deeply entrenched will take a long time to expunge.

I'm proud to be a lifetime member of FFRF. Looking forward to the November convention in San Francisco.

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Atheists Urge People to Quit the Catholic Church in Full-Page New York Times Ad [View all] NeoGreen Aug 2018 OP

yes they need a arse kicking pretzel4gore Aug 2018 #1

I left Catholicism Cartoonist Aug 2018 #2

"Some people may be outraged at the church, but they still believe in made up bullshit." Iggo Aug 2018 #4

letting priests marry would not solve everything RussBLib Aug 2018 #3