Sex abuse scandal. Guess the religion?

[Ecofarm]

"In the midst of the invasion of so much eroticism, it is not easy to remain faithful in celibacy, or in respecting children,"

I'm anti-death penalty, but I think it is probably ok to shoot him. That's tantamount to a confession, right?

[MrFun]

Jesus christ, how can someone as stupid as ben even be able to read?

It's highly questionable that he is even able to read.

[Asher]

I think it's generally established that he cannot read.

[Zevico]

Remember to replace the word "Church" with "group of men and women divided into segregated hierarchical structures with the man at the top appointing the men just below him and the men just below him appointing another man at the top after the first man dies", and see if what is being said still makes sense.

[giblets]

New bishop once blamed devil for abuse lawsuits

By CHRISTOPHER WILLS

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A Chicago bishop who once blamed the devil for sexual abuse lawsuits against the Roman Catholic Church and proposed shielding the church from legal damages has been named to lead an Illinois diocese.

Thomas Paprocki, an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Chicago, was announced Tuesday as the church's ninth bishop of Springfield.

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests said it was disappointed with Paprocki's promotion.

"It says to us that the Vatican is more interested in doctrinal purity than child safety — or at least that child safety isn't the No. 1 priority," said David Clohessy, SNAP's executive director.

Paprocki, 57, said three years ago that the principal force behind the waves of abuse lawsuits was "none other than the devil."

He said the cost of litigation was making it more difficult for the church to perform charitable works. An attorney himself, Paprocki proposed that the courts revive an old policy of shielding nonprofit organizations from lawsuits over negligence and abuse.

"The settlement or award of civil damages is punishing the wrong people, namely the average parishioner or donor whose financial contributions support the church but who have no role in the supervision of clergy," Paprocki said in October 2007 during a special Mass for judges and attorneys.

Paprocki didn't immediately return a call seeking comment Tuesday afternoon. A message seeking comment also was left Tuesday afternoon with the papal nuncio's office in Washington.

In a news conference earlier in the day, Paprocki said the church must address sexual abuse to help restore trust. "I know what a painful and what a troubling issue that this sin and this crime is that confronts us in the church," he said, according to The (Springfield) State Journal-Register.

Paprocki was ordained in 1978. He co-founded the South Chicago Legal Clinic to offer legal services to the poor and later became a top aide in the Chicago archdiocese.

He succeeds Archbishop George Lucas, who was named to lead the Omaha archdiocese last June.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...aSBtAD9F7368O0

The devil made me post this. (I have documents...)

[Elok]

Well, that's quite theologically plausible to me, in the sense of Satan-->altar boy rape-->lawsuits about altar boy rape. Not so plausible when you leave out the middle step.

[Ming]

Paprocki, 57, said three years ago that the principal force behind the waves of abuse lawsuits was "Priests abusing children"

FIXED

[Ben Kenobi]

It's highly questionable that he is even able to read.

Seeing as Mr. Fun has fewer publications than I do, what does that say about Mr. Fun, given that we are in the exact same field?

[Ben Kenobi]

I think that is more the case that the church should ban those things for it's preists. Of course if they watch porn/R-rated movies/etc they are going to have a harder time staying celibate.

Wow, seeing as this is a Jon Miller post and I still got bashed.

I can:

1. Throw Jon under a bus, or:

2. Say I think he has a good point here or:

3. Make an outrageous troll that everyone falls for.

Seeing as the priests like raping boys, perhaps we shouldn't be permitting them to watch gay porn.

[Elok]

Seeing as you just said "seeing as" thrice in two posts, I think you need to diversify your prose.

Yeah, stylistic quibbling: it's what we've sunk to.

[rah]

yes, that's all that's left.
Ben will keep saying stupid things until he can't defend them anymore and then claim it was all a troll and he wins since we called him an idiot.
So yes, since Ben is an idiot, he wins.

[Wezil]

Ben did win.

He got you guys to debate him endlessly.


So sad.

[rah]

It was never a debate.
More like pointing to the village idiot.

[Wezil]

And the village idiot won. He attained his goal.

Congrats.

[rah]

It's like playing civ, as Long as I have fun, it's considered a win.