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Child Sexual Molestation's - Two Religious Groups Different Take On Th
Child Sexual Molestation's - Two Religious Groups Different Take On The Problem:
All religious groups, counterfeit and genuine, are faced with clergy and members who are gross sinners, pedophiles. How they deal with them shows their concern for Biblical principles:
Consider two very different groups: Catholic and Jehovah's Witnesses:
Catholic Problem from News Media:
An article, "Scandal leaves gay priest bracing forinquisition," by Larry B. Stammer of the Los Angeles Times which said between 20 and 50 percent were either pedophiles or homosexuals,
"No one knows how many of the nation's 46,000 Catholic priests are homosexuals. At minimum, 20 percent of priests are believed to be homosexually oriented, according to the Rev. Donald Cozzens, author of the 'The Changing Face of the Priesthood.' Others say the number could be as high as 50 percent. Former priest and researcher H.W. Richard Sipe predicts that by 2010, homosexuals could well constitute a majority of Catholic priest." Whereas, Fritzie Green, Spokesperson for Singles, in her column 'Getting Personal,' in the Week Day newspaper, of June 7-13, Page 20, www.weekdaynewspaper.com, stated, "One scary aspect is now knowing how many of the nation's 46,000 Catholic priests are homosexuals. Consensus is from 20 to 50 percent could well constitute a majority of Catholic priests. On one hand, unbelievable, but on the other--are we surprised?"
Catholic Church Reaction:
Will the Catholic church really reform? Not very likely as shown by The New York Times in an Internet post. "American Bishops Allow Abusive Clergy to Remain in Priesthood Catholic bishops at a conference in Dallas today adopted a policy that will allow sexually abusive clergy to remain in the priesthood, but will bar them from having face-to-face contact with parishioners. Read More: www.nytimes.com/?8na "
Should this come as a surprise, not really, see, an article, "Scandal leaves gay priest bracing forinquisition," by Larry B. Stammer of the Los Angeles Times which said between 20 and 50 percent were either pedophiles or homosexuals, "No one knows how many of the nation's 46,000 Catholic priests are homosexuals. At minimum, 20 percent of priests are believed to be homosexually oriented, according to the Rev. Donald Cozzens, author of the 'The Changing Face of the Priesthood.' Others say the number could be as high as 50 percent. Former priest and researcher H.W. Richard Sipe predicts that by 2010, homosexuals could well constitute a majority of Catholic priest." Whereas, Fritzie Green, Spokesperson for Singles, in her column 'Getting Personal,' in the Week Day newspaper, of June 7-13, Page 20, www.weekdaynewspaper.com, stated, "One scary aspect is now knowing how many of the nation's 46,000 Catholic priests are homosexuals. Consensus is from 20 to 50 percent could well constitute a majority of Catholic priests. On one hand, unbelievable, but on the other--are we surprised?"
They only took the present half hearted measure of something significantly less than "0" tolerance when forced to do so by the news media; whereas, they should have thrown the bums out the minute they were discovered so not one more child would suffer damage. The Bible is clear on the subject, "Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, "And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. 24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: 25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; 29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:" Romans 1:20-31 is clearly correct with respect deviant sex. The Catholic church surely was not ignorant of this scripture, but obviously choose to ignore it. This makes them all the more guilty in the sight of God for permitting his law to be broken especially when they deceitfully put themselves forth as his approved religious group on earth, and obviously false claim as recent events have clearly shown beyond doubt.
Jehovah's Witness Problem from News Media:
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09 May 2002 Letter to BBC Panorama
Why Christian parents can feel secure in their congregation worship
In responding to various inquiries from the British current affairs program Panorama, Jehovah's Witnesses give extensive details about their attitude toward the abhorrent crime of child molestation. They also explain their policies for handling occasions when an accusation occurs among their members. Of special interest - read why Christian parents can feel secure in the knowledge that much effort is put forth to screen out possible child abusers from appointment to responsible positions in congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses.
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"[Jehovah's Witnesses] have some...very well-designed articles telling parents how to teach their children to deal with the molestation situation and in ways so that the child will feel secure about coming home and reporting it."-Dr. Rodney Stark, Professor of Sociology
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Jehovah's Witnesses Reaction:
The headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses, instead of vacillating on this issue as the Pope had done and the Cardinals and Bishops, quickly took a strong stand against child molestation. They immediately sent a strong letter to all their congregations throughout the world telling members to immediately report all molestation's to the authorities, but did not leave the matter there. They posted copies of all articles they had written on how to protect children against this on their web site for all to see and know the official stance on this issue and all other issues involving gross sin. For more factual details, go to www.watchtower.org.
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