| Churches two-faced over child abuse
AT one time you would have been forgiven for assuming the Catholic Church
was the only religious organisation in the world to suffer from allegations
of sexual abuse within its ranks.
Well, not so.
Recently a vicar was jailed for five-and-a-half years in Britain for
his abuse of boys over a 30-year period.
Cover-ups are not the sole domain of the Catholic Church but they are
an absolute disgrace and those responsible of whatever persuasion should
be exposed and charged and punished.
To abuse an innocent child is one of the worst crimes I can think of and
no punishment is too severe.
To deliberately cover up this abuse is equally abhorrent and I don’t
see how those responsible can look themselves in the mirror every morning
and feel comfortable.
These same liars and hypocrites preach Christianity and lecture everybody
on morality and right and wrong.
They expect the community to respect them because of their cloth but give
no respect in return.
The only thing they seem to care about is protecting the good name of
their organisation.
They even appear willing to sacrifice the innocence of children to that
end.
The overwhelming majority of clerics are dedicated, caring men and women
and they must be truly horrified at every new revelation.
However, they also must accept that they have a duty to help expose the
perpetrators by whatever means necessary.
If their superiors are reluctant to take proper action then they themselves
must act regardless of the consequences.
The welfare of children is far too important. |
