Bill Donohue bashes victims of pedophilia...

[cynatnite]

It is remarkable the extent to which Bill Donohue's unconditional support for the Catholic Church manifests itself in defenses in which he places the blame squarely upon the victim:

On September 28, the Chicago Tribune reported that "former Chicago priest and convicted sex offender Daniel McCormick sexually abused him while he was a grammar school student." We then learn that the student was really a middle-school student, in the eighth grade, when the abuse began. The abuse reportedly continued for five years. According to the lawsuit, "McCormack inappropriately sexually touched, hugged, rubbed and/or abused Doe."

It's time to ask some tough questions. Why did this young man not object earlier? Why did he allow the "abuse" to continue until he was 18? The use of the quotes is deliberate: the charge against the former priest is not rape, but rubbing. While still objectionable, there is a glacial difference between being rubbed and raped.

Here's what we know. We know that this case, like most of them, was the work of a homosexual, not a pedophile. And like most of the cases of priestly sexual misconduct, there was no rape involved. Inappropriate touching is morally wrong, and the offenders should be punished, but the time has come to object to all those pundits who like to say that the scandal is all about child rape. Most of the cases did not involve children—they were post-pubescent males—and most weren't raped.

Why does this matter? Because those looking to sue the Catholic Church for being inappropriately rubbed decades ago are not exactly the poster boys for the victims of child rape.

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/donohue-victim-he-didnt-object-and-he-wasnt-raped

[SidDithers]

1. Pediphilia?...Is that sexual foot abuse?...

Just messin' wit ya :)

Sid


PS - Donohue is an intolerant ass. Thanks for posting.

[cynatnite]

7. fixed it...

*hangs head in shame* I try to be vigilant about my spelling. That is embarrassing. LOL

[SidDithers]

9. Fun with typos...

Then again, maybe Donohue defends foot fetishists too :)

Cheers.

Sid

[uncommon]

2. Wtf. Victims do not "allow" themselves to be abused. Fuck you Bill.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

3. Bill Donohue --

is a sack of shit who neds to go away. It infuriates me that he has made hismelf the voice/head of Catholics in the US and that the media buys into it. :mad:

[AlabamaLibrul]

4. Fuck Bill. But not literally. n/t

[blogslut]

5. That man is the most

...fucked up motherfucking fucker alive today.

He invents these truly disturbing scenarios that leaves one wondering: "Who the hell thinks like that?"

[Sinistrous]

6. You would think that Mr. Donohue would know that the statement:

"We then learn that the student was really a middle-school student, in the eighth grade, when the abuse began." is gibberish, since most Catholic grammar schools are for grades 1 through 8. At least mine was (and is), as are those with which I am now familiar.

[arbusto_baboso]

8. And people wonder why I despise organized religon.

I grew up in the hypocrite-factory called Catholicism. I also lived as a mormon for part of my adult life, unfortunately. It's all self-justifying hypocritical bullshit. All of it, without exception.

[Bluenorthwest]

10. Another strong voice of the heterosexual and faith communities

The faith community has such wonderful examples to offer, it seems like everyday another one says something vile or does something worse, all in the name of their faith. Good folks!

[Brickbat]

11. This man could make an apology or excuse for anything.

[BoneDaddy]

12. Wow Bill....seems you have never read the volume of material

around the psychological grooming of victims by their pedophilic abusers.

This guy is a joke.

[aikoaiko]

13. At first I was... why would Bill Donohue the liberal talk show guy say that?

And then I remembered.... Phil....Phil....Phil Donohue.


And this Bill guy needs his head examined.

[Golden Raisin]

14. If I were Catholic

I would be horrified, dismayed and disgusted that Mr. Donohue in anyway represented me or my religion.

[CatholicEdHead]

15. That is a common talking point with conservative Catholics

that it was not a pedophile but a homosexual. It is reversed to very strongly relate the two together. Any sane person knows they are two different things but many people think those terms are synonyms.

[dflprincess]

18. They ignore, as does the media,

that there were girls who were abused by priests as well.

[n2doc]

16. He is just plain evil

You had better pray that your view of the afterlife is incorrect, Donohue, because if it is the way you think it is than Satan has a nice reception waiting for you.

[Angry Dragon]

17. It seems you can not rub this man the wrong way

unless you bash his pet religion with just cause

[kevinbgoode]

19. Ah..and another wingnut professional bully rears his head. . .

it still amazes me that anyone in this country pays attention to the willful ignorance of men like Donohue. He always uses the same line of manure when addressing the neverending child abuse scandal. Of course, he doesn't address the coverups by the hierarchy. And he clearly has a narrow understanding of rape, which doesn't surprise me, since Donohue doesn't seem to really know much about morality, either.

The one thing that is always present whenever a right wing self-claiming "Christian" starts to open his pie-hole is a refusal to accept responsibility for any of their own actions. They play "God" like a get-out-of-jail free card, and in these cases, the Church used every amount of cynical political and social influence to coverup these cases for DECADES.

Frankly, I'd like to see the Catholic Church go broke and fade away into history.

[Odin2005]

20. FUUUUUUCK HIM 7 ways to Tuesday!

[MrScorpio]

21. Of course, he would nt