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Accusations don't imply guilt, but in the case of the Catholic Church, it's entire history from its foundations, through it's growth, to its domineering violence during the dark ages, and now to its present underground immorality, interference in Africa (etc), etc, anything that harms the Catholic Church is bound to do Humanity an endless good. "Family members of a Hudson, Wis., man killed by a priest are fed up with what they see as inaction by the Catholic Church and angry that their requests for reform have been ignored. So they're taking the U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops to court. Nearly 200 bishops were named in a civil lawsuit Tuesday by the family of Dan O'Connell, one of two men shot to death at his family's Hudson funeral home in 2002. The family filed the unprecedented lawsuit, which asks for the names and locations of some 5,000 clergy accused of molesting children, so they can publicize the list. They say the list is known only to the church." This is another news article about the case I've already posted about, at http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/nation/15233931.htm , and continues intriguingly: "The litigation is unique because of its scope and because others may join to make it a national class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops, said Jeff Anderson, the attorney for Dan O'Connell's family, "The bishops and the USCCB have established a policy of harboring and protecting suspected child molesting agents, thereby endangering numerous children throughout the United States," the complaint said." It would be truly beautiful to see the Catholic Church, which has been resistant to all hints of modern morality (no gay rights, no female emancipation, no condoms, no abortion, no euthanasia, etc), finally begin to suffer, legally and morally, after millenia of its abuse of mankind. Mere loss of numbers isn't enough... I was cataclysmic destructions of bits and pieces of the Catholic body... not merely some slow, painful, bitter withering-away. Tags: catholic church, christianity, paedophilia, priests, usa
Current Location: Afghanistan
Listening To: "Bomb in my head" by Ultraviolence
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http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_unchr.htmThe 1948 UN declaration of Human rights did not include any mention of sexuality. Now, with medical science and social acknowledgement of homosexuality, it has come to the UN to consider a statement on the equality of human sexuality. "The vote is expected to be close, because the resolution is co-sponsored by at least 21 countries in the 53 member body". "There is speculation that the United States may abstain from this vote." "In the US, several fundamentalist Christian groups have opposed the resolution. "Jane Adolphe [...] asserts that the proposed U.N. resolution "opens the door for further attacks" on the policies of the Catholic Church. The Church currently discriminates in employment and ordination of lesbians, women, and sometimes against gays." Christians, Islam, Judaism and homosexuality: http://www.vexen.co.uk/religion/homosexuality.htmlAlso, the Catholic Church has all but succeeded in blocking European anti-discrimination text in the draft constitution. Several countries in Europe (Greece, Poland, plus some other ex-commist bloc states) have become highly Catholic, and are giving the Vatican more power in Europe. Unfortunately, this archaic, beurocratic behemoth stands at odds with human rights and equality, and with it's large political and financial power, is threatening Human rights and equality across Europe. Tags: 1948, catholic church, homosexuality, un
Current Mood:  cold
Listening To: "...mental traffic" by And Oceans
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Catholic Church opposing condoms in Africa, despite HIV threats [2] The Catholic Church is still strongly opposing the use of condoms in Africa. In Kenya, local Bishops have instead recommended that abstinence, "counselling" and "ethics" are used to prevent the spread of HIV, instead of condoms, and Bishop Korir said that only "the guilty were afraid and resorted condoms" and that he wanted "no condom talk". Dr Muga, Kenya, said that the government has reduced infection rate from 14% to 10% as a result of sex education and condom contraception. Birmingham Catholic church boycotts Comic Relief because charity money raised might go into a family planning charity. Father Guy Nicholls, parish priest of the Oratory in Edgbaston, opposed the charity that was running a family planning charity for street children, and also giving them access to healthcare.[4] Thankfully the UK doesn't have *as much* of a problem with Catholicism as the rest of the world. Africa and the USA are the two "most Catholic" areas. There is some hope, though:[1] "Forty three per cent of Roman Catholic priests in England and Wales do not support the Church's ban on contraception, while another 19 per cent were unsure whether to support the policy or not. The findings come in a poll of 1,482 priests that was released last week. They will have the Pope livid with fury - he simply cannot tolerate dissent. The poll also revealed that one in four priests were no longer convinced of the need for "chastity", while 21 per cent said that homosexuals should be allowed into the priesthood" It is ridiculous that "moral" figures such as priests should, in the Catholic Church in the UK, think that being gay means you (for some superstitious reason) cannot be a priest. The Catholic Church, now riddled with paedophilia claims, more than 400 cases, really does need to change. Anyone reading this who is a Catholic should consider breaking contact with their church, and any priest should consider openly declaring dissatisfaction with the Vatican's anti-human and anti-equality policies. Mother Theresa, one of the other "good guys" who has rabidly oppposed condoms, spent millions flying to and fro in Europe and the USA on political campaigns against contraceptives. The Catholic Church, with all it's money, *could* turn itself into a force for good and squarely put the dark ages behind itself, but, riddled with superstition and religious inhibitions, it is still a failure. [1] 2003 April 4 NSS newsline http://www.secularism.org.uk/newspress/news4apr3t.htm[2] 2003 Mar 28 NSS newsline http://www.secularism.org.uk/newspress/news28mar3t.htm[4] 2003 Mar 14 NSS newsline http://www.secularism.org.uk/newspress/news14mar3t.htmTags: aids, catholic church, condoms, mother theresa, vatican
Current Mood:  annoyed
Listening To: "In denial" by Pet Shop Boys
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uncomfortable
accomplished