CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY AUGUST 16, 2018
CHILD ABUSE IS A HORRIBLE CRIME NO MATTER THE ABUSER, BUT WHEN IT INVOLVES MEMBERS OF THE CLERGY ONE IS REMINDED OF THE SCRIPTURE THAT HOLDS CHURCH LEADERS TO A HIGHER STANDARD. READ JAMES 3 VERSE 1.
I THOUGHT OF THAT AS I READ THE STORY FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES ABOUT HOW BISHOPS AND OTHER LEADERS IN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH COVERED UP CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE BY MORE THAN 300 PRIESTS OVER A PERIOD OF 70 YEARS.
A REPORT BY A PENNSYLVANIA GRAND JURY SAID THE HIERARCHY PERSUADED VICTIMS NOT TO REPORT THE ABUSE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT NOT TO INVESTIGATE. THE REPORT FOUND MORE THAN 1,000 IDENTIFIABLE VICTIMS AND SAID THERE ARE LIKELY THOUSANDS MORE WHOSE RECORDS WERE LOST OR WHO WERE TOO AFRAID TO COME FORWARD.
CATHOLIC OFFICIALS HAVE PROMISED TO CLEAN THIS UP AND THERE ARE PROPOSALS TO REMOVE THE BAN ON MARRIED PRIESTS. SOMETHING ISN’T WORKING AND THOSE WHO ARE FOUND GUILTY OF THIS OUTRAGEOUS AND IMMORAL BEHAVIOR SHOULD BE TRIED AND SENTENCED TO THE HARSHEST PENALTIES AS A LESSON TO ALL AND TO GIVE SOME SENSE OF JUSTICE TO THE VICTIMS. I’M CAL THOMAS.
