tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post5695027529985400789..comments2024-03-23T12:05:23.537-05:00Comments on The Wild Reed: Quote of the DayMichael J. Baylyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-61464139320209733372010-04-28T21:48:22.212-05:002010-04-28T21:48:22.212-05:00Prickliest Pear: In regard to your comment about ...Prickliest Pear: In regard to your comment about "mortal sins" I think that part of the problem is that when the Church makes everything that has anything to do with sex a mortal sin then the really serious sins don't seem as bad. To me it is a trivialization of sin. How many people that use birth control pills or condoms, make love with their partner or do self-gratification think that their sin is as serious as that of a priest who rapes, molests or physically abuses a child or teen? I think most Catholics have a different view of this than some of the higher ups do.Mareczkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13122584421854834046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-47583606040934121032010-04-28T21:43:07.522-05:002010-04-28T21:43:07.522-05:00This is a very good article. I hope that the ligh...This is a very good article. I hope that the light is finally dawning on the leaders of our Church. It is sad though that the Church has pretty much preached a gospel of sexual repression and at the same time covering up for the actions of some priests. I must say however, that we need to remember that abuse of children by clergy is no more common than in the country as a whole and the abuse of girls is probably a lot less than in the country as a whole. (This does not excuse those guilty of such acts.) I think that a big part of the problems was that the bishops covered up for and enabled a few very sick men and thus helped to create many more victims.Mareczkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13122584421854834046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-17566416004758673652010-04-28T21:32:11.313-05:002010-04-28T21:32:11.313-05:00I agree wholeheartedly! Only until the leaders of ...I agree wholeheartedly! Only until the leaders of the Church have the courage to pose the---question: is celibacy part of the problem rather than the solution?---will the universal Church continue to be afflicted with this depraved expressions of a supressed sexuality which--as evidence shows---could have greatly been prevented by a large extent of celibacy was not something that was enforced in a mandatory, authoriarian way, but rather was something which was a voluntary of those who felt called to live out this charism in their expression of religious life--as so many did in the early days of the Church and continue to do in the Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and most Protestant Churches. <br /><br />Has this guy published anything? Anything in print I mean, that comment mirrors so much of what I think is wrong with the hiearchy I think it would be wonderful to read some more of what this guy hast to say on this particular issue. I'm sure as a psychologist he'd use great evidence and contextual accounts to back up his claims and arguments!Phillip Clarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-3181731349943758082010-04-28T15:02:33.667-05:002010-04-28T15:02:33.667-05:00Thanks for your comment, Prickliest Pear!
Peace,
...Thanks for your comment, Prickliest Pear!<br /><br />Peace,<br /><br />MichaelMichael J. Baylyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-26905581783137898862010-04-28T14:10:46.071-05:002010-04-28T14:10:46.071-05:00That was one of the best things I've read abou...That was one of the best things I've read about the sex abuse crisis, a refreshing gust of sanity, well worth sharing with others.<br /><br />I hadn't thought about it before, but it's very easy to see how a priest who has bought into the black and white sexual morality pushed by the magisterium might use the confessions of other sexual "sins" that they probably hear quite regularly to justify their own abusive acts. After all, what's the difference between masturbation, contraceptive use, pre-marital, and homosexual acts on the one hand, and the sexual abuse of minors on the other, when all are put into the same category of "mortal sins" in official Catholic teaching?<br /><br />(BTW, the blog this is from is actually called "View from my Windrow." I'm not sure why it's spelled that way.)PrickliestPearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07606660660913560540noreply@blogger.com