Seems They Are Fiddling While...
...Rome Bleeds. Today's New York Times, column by Maureen Dowd, addressing the latest news about the Church and its pedophiles, and why do the Church Bosses not grasp the seriousness of their problem?...
The church is dying from a thousand cuts. Its cover-up has cost a fortune and been a betrayal worthy of Judas. The money spent came from social programs, Catholic schools and the poor. This should be a sin that cries to heaven for vengeance. I asked a friend of mine recently what he would do if his child was molested after the church knew. ‘I would probably kill someone,’ he replied.
Above image: what the Church Fathers are hoping to do with That Dowd Woman when No One is Looking.
Of course, if you think so little of those molested by priests that you simply try to pay them hush money, your conscience won't even stir if you cut the checks from funds for feeding the poor, and education. In the wake of Martin Luther's Reformation, at least historians could weigh that though schism abounded, the fracturing of Christendom happened within the context of an argument about what the Church should be, what does God intend for His myriad flock? After this scandal, people might simply walk away in droves, in disgust. In the 21st century, will we see the Catholic Church foundering in an ocean of disinterest?
Of course, if you think so little of those molested by priests that you simply try to pay them hush money, your conscience won't even stir if you cut the checks from funds for feeding the poor, and education. In the wake of Martin Luther's Reformation, at least historians could weigh that though schism abounded, the fracturing of Christendom happened within the context of an argument about what the Church should be, what does God intend for His myriad flock? After this scandal, people might simply walk away in droves, in disgust. In the 21st century, will we see the Catholic Church foundering in an ocean of disinterest?
posted by Stephen at April 08, 2010
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