Over 200,000 Spanish Minors Sexually Abused by Roman Catholic Clergy

My family wonder why I won't baptise my kids and then the subsequent communion confirmation palava.

This right here, an organisation rotten to the core. Why when, my generation especially, know the facts would you want your kids to be part of that community. *

* I do appreciate that faith brings comfort to a lot of people and I'll never run that down. Plus there are some really genuinely good clergy....but nope not for me!

Yeah disbanded in its current form. A celibate life just isn't right and mostly attracted paedophiles who knew they'd be able to have unfettered access to our children, where even when caught the hierarchy in the church was happy to turn a blind eye.

More par for the course from this completely backwards and sinister organization. The RCC have done nothing but pure evil and should be on trial for crimes against humanity.

And if anyone tries to step in and try to defend them or throw in a bit of whataboutery, take a long look at yourself in the mirror.

Just like I said, whataboutery in a thread about the abuse of children. Sickening.

It would be "interesting" to know when the abuse started, as a whole within the Roman Catholic church.

I've a bit of an interest in art history and I remember reading that during the Renaissance paedophilia wasn't considered a thing. Homosexuality was against the law as a man had to be submissive to another man however men could happily engage with young boys, I don't think it was even considered sex....think of all the little cherubs in the paintings.

The pope's in renaissance times were as corrupt as they come. I would wonder if certain practices remained through the centuries. Doing to the next generation what was done to them. Everything happened behind protected closed doors.

Not making an excuse or anything.

I'd say the fact that the higher ups in the org happily covered it up is the most disturbing aspect.

Absolutely terrible to think that so many of them have got away with it.

Yet our President deems it appropriate to have his fourth private audience with the pope last week. He's a real champion of social justice our Michael. Shame on him.....

https://president.ie/en/media-library/news-releases/president-higgins-to-meet-with-pope-francis-in-the-vatican-oct-2023

I really don't understand why the government in Ireland doesn't tax all assets and revenue belonging to all religious institutions in Ireland.

There would be zero to lose from such a policy and in the case of the catholic church it could work as a form of reparations for the negative influence (admittedly helped by the general population and politicians) that the catholic church has had on Ireland since independence.

If the Catholic church wasn't the Catholic church it would undoubtedly be banned as a perverse, abusive cult.

Yet year on year most Irish persons born Christian themselves keeps up the same moronic rituals of baptism, communion, confirmation for their kids, and the inevitable Christmas day mass, largely for social conformity. The idiocy and ideological blindness of human beings never ceases to amaze

I think you might be overestimating the role of the church.

Thing is, that role often allowed the perpetrating of abuse and cover up of said abuse. So there's a pretty good argument that they failed in their duty and I'm reasonably sure they never want that discussion to open up any more. Plus the billion euro in damages that they've never made any effort to pay.

The world's largest organised paedophile ring.

Vile organisation, the sooner it dies off for good in this country, the better.

It would be very interesting to see how many would identify as RC if they had to pay tax to support the church.

Absolutely rotten to the core while preaching Christian values. I'd say a lot more will come out in time, the missionaries must have had a field day abusing poor, uneducated children.