Originally posted by SwissGambitThe boy attacked a child. He endangered other parishioners. You are insane.
The comparison is about attitude as well as power.
C'mon, people have sidebars on these forums all the time. Let's talk about the power issue. [You won't; you stick too rigidly to conventions, like 'stay on topic'.]
Your last sentence is probably typical of most churchgoers and only illustrates that the church has become more of a social club than an institution that follows Christ's teachings.