The Priest Sex Scandal
One of the most riveting and eye-opening issues that has shocked the nation and subsequently the world over the past few months have been the sex scandals that rock the world of priests. Not to say that this is a new problem and everyone is eating up the juicy details, but there is recognition, through past accusations and the dates of when the accusations that are being presented currently, that this has been an ongoing problem for years. The reason that this is gaining so much attention recently is the fact that victims are refusing to keep quiet and want to publicize the wrongdoing of their pastors and allow the world to see that the Catholic Church cannot continue to allow scandals to be covered up. The Catholic Church is one of the premier organizations that for centuries have placed themselves on such a high pedestal that a blow, such as these allegations of sex scandal, has dented their pristine image (although one questions just how pristine that image is). In collecting the NUMEROUS articles that have come out in the past few months, each one attempts to further explore the 'behind-the-scenes' action of the Catholic Church. Although, it cannot be looked past that the number one problem is the fact that these s
The problem not only lies within the individual, because they are suffering from a sickness, but it also lies within the Church for allowing the same thinking and law to govern them. Looking back at the Church's law, it is illegal for a priest to marry. They are to be "priests forever," and, as a result, develop problems in establishing relationships with individuals outside of the church. Being a priest is not your every day job. Instead, it is a lifelong job that you must fully commit yourself to. For many, they become priests at such a young age; they do not know what they are truly getting themselves into. As they get older it is apparent that their ways of thinking vary greatly from a man who has experienced love and is involved in a traditional marriage with a woman. candals took place. Instead, the issues at hand remains to be the Catholic Church's attempt to cover-up the scandals and refusal to admit that the priests have problems. Instead, they have used 'every excuse in the book' to take the blame off themselves and place it on another group, possibly in hopes of fixing their image. One final thought that struck confusion into the minds of many is the Church's refusal to allow the federal government of the United States to look into allegations. Apparently, the Church felt 'holier than thou' and looked down upon local and federal governments. Their feelings that they were handling the problem internally, is absurd. Since when does the Catholic Church have supreme law over illegal actions? The fact that these priests were sexually abusing innocent, unknowing children showed that these men had problems, yet they were committing illegal acts. The Church did not reveal the accusations or finding of the accusations, but simply took care of the problem on their own. It was only after public outcry, that the Church, in some areas grudgingly, in others willingly, handed over the years of accusations and findings. Another shocking revelation that was constantly repeated in accompaniment of the articles involving the priest sex scandals, is the numerous amount of members of the Church community likening these scandals to the te
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