85 priests accused of abuse...

[Seth]

85, just in Ireland? Holy fucking children!

If only there were just 85 .... in the last 20 years, there have been many times that number of accused priests in Ireland. This is just the latest round.

Evidence? And accusations are not convictions. Anybody can accuse a priest of a crime, but the question is whether the crime actually occurred. And how many accusations as compared to how many priests total in Ireland?

[Animavore]

I went to a Catholic church when I was little and I was never molested

How do you think I feel? I went to Catholic school, church and boy scouts and I wasn't molested.
I would've become an altar boy too but unfortunately my parents knew what the scumbags are like and wouldn't let me get too involved.
Cock blockers

[Gawdzilla Sama]

85 out of how many priests total, over 35 years I wonder.

85 caught in this latest round. Over the last centuries, there were more than that.

[Seth]

85 out of how many priests total, over 35 years I wonder.

85 caught in this latest round. Over the last centuries, there were more than that.

How many, exactly? Or are you citing ex-recto factoids? C'mon, let's have the names and dates. And when you're finished with that, begin on the list of public school teachers who have molested children. I'll make it easy, you only have to go back 25 years rather than centuries there.

[Seth]

I went to a Catholic church when I was little and I was never molested

How do you think I feel? I went to Catholic school, church and boy scouts and I wasn't molested.
I would've become an altar boy too but unfortunately my parents knew what the scumbags are like and wouldn't let me get too involved.
Cock blockers

The vast, overwhelming majority of all Catholic children in history have NOT been molested by a priest, a fact that seems to escape just about everyone.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

85 out of how many priests total, over 35 years I wonder.

85 caught in this latest round. Over the last centuries, there were more than that.

How many, exactly? Or are you citing ex-recto factoids? C'mon, let's have the names and dates. And when you're finished with that, begin on the list of public school teachers who have molested children. I'll make it easy, you only have to go back 25 years rather than centuries there.

Fool that you be, you think this makes you right.

[Seth]

85 out of how many priests total, over 35 years I wonder.

85 caught in this latest round. Over the last centuries, there were more than that.

How many, exactly? Or are you citing ex-recto factoids? C'mon, let's have the names and dates. And when you're finished with that, begin on the list of public school teachers who have molested children. I'll make it easy, you only have to go back 25 years rather than centuries there.

Fool that you be, you think this makes you right.

No, but I know that absent credible evidence, it makes you wrong.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

85 out of how many priests total, over 35 years I wonder.

85 caught in this latest round. Over the last centuries, there were more than that.

How many, exactly? Or are you citing ex-recto factoids? C'mon, let's have the names and dates. And when you're finished with that, begin on the list of public school teachers who have molested children. I'll make it easy, you only have to go back 25 years rather than centuries there.

Fool that you be, you think this makes you right.

No, but I know that absent credible evidence, it makes you wrong.

No, it doesn't. The Church has been hiding this shit for centuries. You don't like it, I don't care.

[Geoff]

I went to a Catholic church when I was little and I was never molested

How do you think I feel? I went to Catholic school, church and boy scouts and I wasn't molested.
I would've become an altar boy too but unfortunately my parents knew what the scumbags are like and wouldn't let me get too involved.
Cock blockers

The vast, overwhelming majority of all Catholic children in history have NOT been molested by a priest, a fact that seems to escape just about everyone.

Oh good. That makes it all right, then.

[amused]

If the goal is to destroy religion and the powerful organizations that promote it, then conflating the evil actions of a few to tar the entire organization is a valid tactic. Dishonest, but valid.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I went to a Catholic church when I was little and I was never molested

How do you think I feel? I went to Catholic school, church and boy scouts and I wasn't molested.
I would've become an altar boy too but unfortunately my parents knew what the scumbags are like and wouldn't let me get too involved.
Cock blockers

The vast, overwhelming majority of all Catholic children in history have NOT been molested by a priest, a fact that seems to escape just about everyone.

Oh good. That makes it all right, then.

Screw the victims, they're in the minority. Seth thinks like this.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

If the goal is to destroy religion and the powerful organizations that promote it, then conflating the evil actions of a few to tar the entire organization is a valid tactic. Dishonest, but valid.

And, of course, if the system is corrupt enough to cover up molestation for this long, it needs to be destroyed.

[Geoff]

I went to a Catholic church when I was little and I was never molested

How do you think I feel? I went to Catholic school, church and boy scouts and I wasn't molested.
I would've become an altar boy too but unfortunately my parents knew what the scumbags are like and wouldn't let me get too involved.
Cock blockers

The vast, overwhelming majority of all Catholic children in history have NOT been molested by a priest, a fact that seems to escape just about everyone.

Oh good. That makes it all right, then.

Screw the victims, they're in the minority. Seth thinks like this.

Could be a new Catholic advertising campaign..."See, we didn't rape ALL of them; we're the good guys..."

[Seth]

I went to a Catholic church when I was little and I was never molested

How do you think I feel? I went to Catholic school, church and boy scouts and I wasn't molested.
I would've become an altar boy too but unfortunately my parents knew what the scumbags are like and wouldn't let me get too involved.
Cock blockers

The vast, overwhelming majority of all Catholic children in history have NOT been molested by a priest, a fact that seems to escape just about everyone.

Oh good. That makes it all right, then.

Does it? I certainly don't think so. I'm surprised you do.

However, it's always worth pointing out that the number of "scumbags" found in the Catholic priesthood is less than 1 percent, while the percentage of "scumbags" in public schools appears to be somewhat larger, given the five million or so kids a year that they molest. It's always useful to put these things in perspective, particularly when some bigot makes false claims about all priests based on the crimes of a few.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

"Some of your kids will not be traumatized by people you handed them to."