The bank teller thing is exactly what I was saying. Priests are down toward the bottom of the pyramid. Assuming every priest you meet is a pedo is pretty disturbing.
As far as the similarity to cops, the difference there is that the cops all abuse their authority from time to time. Almost every single one of them. Even if it’s just fucking with someone for the fun of it, they’ve all done it. And they’ve got support from the more authoritative-minded people like the “back the blue” folks. It’s definitely an attractive career for people who like to hold power over others - that’s not even in question.
No one supports pedophiles. The church covers them up out of embarrassment, not because they condone that sort of behavior.
No one supports pedophiles. The church covers them up out of embarrassment,
So you know, from a child victim’s point of view there is no fucking difference between supporting pedophiles and covering up for them. You cannot cover up for a pedo without supporting them. Intentions do not fucking matter, actions do. Almost everyone has good intentions.
The bank teller thing is exactly what I was saying. Priests are down toward the bottom of the pyramid. Assuming every priest you meet is a pedo is pretty disturbing.
As far as the similarity to cops, the difference there is that the cops all abuse their authority from time to time. Almost every single one of them. Even if it’s just fucking with someone for the fun of it, they’ve all done it. And they’ve got support from the more authoritative-minded people like the “back the blue” folks. It’s definitely an attractive career for people who like to hold power over others - that’s not even in question.
No one supports pedophiles. The church covers them up out of embarrassment, not because they condone that sort of behavior.
The people moving the pedophiles around and covering up for them consisted of bishops and cardinals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parish_transfers_of_abusive_Catholic_priests
So you know, from a child victim’s point of view there is no fucking difference between supporting pedophiles and covering up for them. You cannot cover up for a pedo without supporting them. Intentions do not fucking matter, actions do. Almost everyone has good intentions.