| Something that's pissed me off all day long.... |
[Jan. 30th, 2006|05:43 pm] |
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Alright, this may offend some. If you're easily offended by opinions on religion and church, you may want to skip this.
Many people know I'm not a fan or church, religion, etc. I find them to be extremely hypocritical, and alot of time can be a plague on society. Prime point #1: The Religious Right.
Now I'm fairly conservative. Alot of my political beliefs lie on the right, taxes, military, etc. But some of my leanings are to the left as well. I'm a supporter of gay marrage, I strongly dislike the FCC and their Nazi tactics, and am a firm believer in a woman's right to choose. There is not one person on this planet who has the right to tell a woman she can't have an abortion if she so chooses. So I guess I'm more Libertarian than anything else.
No, I do not believe in god. Personal reasons. Basically, after what's happened to some of the loved ones in my life, there's no way there can be a god. If there is, he's the most sadistic bastard son of a bitch. No "god" could be that horrible and love to see people suffer so much.
Anyways, I've gone off on a tangent. Back to my original reason for writing this. Read the story today about a former priest here in Jersey. He's in a huge civil suit by the now adult's who he molested as children. WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE? Every week there's another case of a priest molesting children. What is it that draws these fucking scumbag's to become priests? They think it's easy access to children? Or is it because the church ALWAYS tries to cover it up?
Here's the article:
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Priest, Alleged Victims Come Face-To-Face
Priest: Protesters Exaggerate Complaints
POSTED: 12:02 pm PST January 30, 2006
UPDATED: 12:31 pm PST January 30, 2006
PATERSON, N.J. -- Emotions ran high in New Jersey last weekend when a defrocked priest came face-to-face with his alleged victims and their families.
Several men who claim they were molested as boys by Roman Catholic priests came to a New Jersey neighborhood Sunday to warn residents about one of the clerics, who has recently moved into the area. They eventually were confronted by the priest, who said he had abused some children during his career, but claimed the protesters had exaggerated his actions.
Many of the men claim they were abused from 1968 to 1982 by James T. Hanley, who served at three northern New Jersey parishes. Hanley was removed from the priesthood in 2002, 17 years after church officials learned of complaints against him.
The men, along with several supporters from the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), were distributing fliers that detailed their accusations against Hanley when he drove by and saw them.
The chance encounter was caught on tape as Hanley confronted angry members of his community and stared down the father of three molested boys.
"You are sick. You are a rapist. You raped my son when he was 9 years old," the man said.
"You're a liar," Hanley responded.
Hanley told the group they had been exaggerating his actions. He also said some of those who claimed they were abused by him were not being honest.
More than two dozen men who said they were abused by Hanley sued the Paterson Roman Catholic Diocese and agreed to a $5 million settlement last year. They claimed that church officials, including former Bishop Frank Rodimer, failed to take action to protect the youths.
Hanley was not sued because he cooperated with the plaintiffs, providing a statement detailing sexual acts he did with about 20 of the boys. The statement also said he admitted to Rodimer in 1984 that he had molested about a dozen boys.
Prosecutors said they could not bring criminal charges against Hanley because the statute of limitations had expired.
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It took SEVENTEEN FUCKING YEARS for the church to do something? 17 years?!?!? That's inexcusable. Look at that again:
"Hanley was removed from the priesthood in 2002, 17 years after church officials learned of complaints against him."
He admitted to doing it in 1984. 1984. That's 22 years ago. WTF?!?
I'm glad the church was sued. There's no excuse to have let this piece of shit continue to be a priest for all that time.
Okay, rant done. Now I'm all worked up and pissed off. |
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I hear you man. I am a christian and I find it difficult at times to come to terms with how God can allow all this shit to go on. Especially when it is innocents that suffer.
Quite frankly, I think the catholic church has done screwed up so many times, I question how anyone could bring there children to those places. It boggles the mind how this thing, which should be a bastion of safety and security, especially for kids, can allow these sort of things to happen for the better part of 2 decades! It's mind blowing and something needs to be done. | |
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