Phred wrote:
> In article , B J Foster wrote:
>> Yvonne wrote:
>>> David Moss wrote:
>>>> "Cruizin" wrote in
>>>> news:6%atk.31754$IK1.3181@news-server.bigpond.net.au:
>>>>
>>>>> Any other organisation that was so riddled with paedophiles, protects
>>>>> paedophiles from prosecution, and generally condones paedophiles
>>>>> would be closed down.
>>>>>
>>>>> Why is the catholic church so different?
>>>> Size.
>>>> If you group together a sufficient number of people under one name
>>>> chances are you will find paedophiles among them. If you scrutinise
>>>> the number of people who call themselves Catholic it is statistically
>>>> ivevitable you will find paedophiles among them. Sad but true.
>> The proportion of paedophiles amongst Catholic priests is much greater.
>>
>>>> Shutting down the Catholics would make as much sense as shutting down
>>>> Australia because some Australians are paedophiles.
>> Disagree. The greater proportion points to the fact that there is an
>> issue which needs to be addressed.
>>
>>> This misses the point.
>>> The Catholic Church is quite bizarre in that its religious are not permitted
>>> to marry. That is what is so peculiar and different about it.
>> Whilst it is bizarre it has no impact of paedophilia. The Anglican
>> church is just as bad
>
> While I don't know the comparative numbers, I would guess that
> Australian Labor Party politicians would be in line for a medal too.
>
> Cheers, Phred.
>
NSW branch?
There's still a smell hanging around NSW:
"On the day she testified against Orkopoulos at his trial, February 22,
2008, she received a letter signed by Grove stating that the new
Speaker, pro-Labor Independent Richard Torbay, was terminating her
employment. It was also her birthday.
Torbay later admitted the timing was 'unfortunate' but it had
inadvertently sent a loud and clear message around the state’s
electorate offices and the public service generally: Don’t be a
whistleblower".
http://www.crikey.com.au/Politics/20080320-Milton-Orkopoulos-claims-another-victim.html |