Catholic Discipline!

According to the Vatican, instructing a priest to refrain from public ministry and to lead a "reserved life of prayer and penitence" constitutes discipline commensurate with sexually abusing boys as young as 10. Supporters call this finding "courageous."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/19/AR2006051900247.html

Originally posted by DoctorScribbles
According to the Vatican, instructing a priest to refrain from public ministry and to lead a "reserved life of prayer and penitence" constitutes discipline commensurate with sexually abusing boys as young as 10. Supporters call this finding "courageous."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/19/AR2006051900247.html

Making stuff up, Doctor?

Originally posted by lucifershammer
Making stuff up, Doctor?

No. I gave the citation. Do you want me to post the text of the article here?

Originally posted by DoctorScribbles
No. I gave the citation. Do you want me to post the text of the article here?

Not really. I've managed to find what I wanted.

Some more analyses on the story:

http://nationalcatholicreporter.org/update/bn051806.htm
http://www.cwnews.com/offtherecord/offtherecord.cfm?task=singledisplay&recnum=3616

Originally posted by DoctorScribbles
According to the Vatican, instructing a priest to refrain from public ministry and to lead a "reserved life of prayer and penitence" constitutes discipline commensurate with sexually abusing boys as young as 10. Supporters call this finding "courageous."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/19/AR2006051900247.html

From a canonical perspective, it is.

http://www.canonlaw.info/2006/05/fr-maciels-penance_19.html

Originally posted by lucifershammer
From a canonical perspective, it is.

http://www.canonlaw.info/2006/05/fr-maciels-penance_19.html

How about from an enlightened perspective?

Originally posted by DoctorScribbles
How about from an enlightened perspective?

From an enlightened perspective, the Church's job is to be merciful without endangering its members - "evening out" the scales of justice is left to God.

Originally posted by lucifershammer
From an enlightened perspective, the Church's job is to be merciful without endangering its members - "evening out" the scales of justice is left to God.

Ironically it is this type of mentality which sometimes leads to other people "evening out" those scales.

Perhaps we could consider such actions a favor to God. Surely He has enough to do.

-JC

Originally posted by DoctorScribbles
According to the Vatican, instructing a priest to refrain from public ministry and to lead a "reserved life of prayer and penitence" constitutes discipline commensurate with sexually abusing boys as young as 10. Supporters call this finding "courageous."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/19/AR2006051900247.html

Your anti-Catholic campaigne on this site is becoming quite boring.

Originally posted by lucifershammer
From an enlightened perspective, the Church's job is to be merciful without endangering its members - "evening out" the scales of justice is left to God.

{cough}Copout!{COUGH}!

Originally posted by ivanhoe
Your anti-Catholic campaigne on this site is becoming quite boring.

I never received any affirmation from you for baking that priest a cake. Did I leave you speechless? 🙂

Originally posted by ivanhoe
Your anti-Catholic campaigne on this site is becoming quite boring.

How about my anti priest molestation campaign? Shall we stop addressing this persistent problem merely because it is old news?

Originally posted by DoctorScribbles
How about my anti priest molestation campaign? Shall we stop addressing this persistent problem merely because it is old news?

Man, you're like Dateline NBC's Fun Police, always trying to keep a brother down.

Originally posted by Churlant
Ironically it is this type of mentality which sometimes leads to other people "evening out" those scales.

Perhaps we could consider such actions a favor to God. Surely He has enough to do.

-JC

Funny, I bet there are a lot of Al-Qaeda terrorists out there saying exactly the same thing.

Originally posted by kirksey957
I never received any affirmation from you for baking that priest a cake. Did I leave you speechless? 🙂

You did indeed ..... 😉