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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]The fact that this number includes all credible accusations, not just those that have involved insurance companies, and still is less than the number of cases in Protestant churches reported by just three insurance companies, should be making front page of The New York Times and the network evening news. It’s not. [/quote]

The Catholic Church reported all [b]credible[/b] accusations not just those that involved insurance companies.  Also, there would be no reporting of any kind for the plethora of "storefront" churches without the requisite insurance.  The point being that the abuse in Protestant churches has never received the same scrutiny, public outrage or abundance of news coverage received by the Catholic Church.  No doubt this is due in part to the actions of the Church itself, but I think there is a large issue at play.  Thre is a general hatred of the Church for its conservative teachings and the idea of celibacy (by choice) is unfathomable in a society embracing few social or moral restrictions on sexuality.  The point I was trying to make and which seemed to be lost on you, is that there is a constant barrage of "child rapist" comments thrown about on this forum without recognition that child abuse crosses denominational lines and indeed is prevalent in our society generally. [b] I think it is dangerous to ignore the incidences of abuse in the Protestant churches (and indeed elsewhere) giving the impression that children are only unsafe in a Catholic setting.[/b]  [/quote]

There was a story on NPR about three years ago discussing the prevalence of child abuse and pedophilia among Hasidic sects in New York. I remember it distinctly because I was driving and listening to the radio and was so shocked and horrified that I pulled over for a couple of minutes to regain my composure. Apparently there the problem is held under wraps in a wide conspiracy by most people in the know, as parents who are aware of it dare not say anything for fear that they'll be ostracized by their own community (which sounded akin to losing everything). I'm not religious, but my DH is Jewish, so in a sense I guess I felt prior to that we were "immune" from Catholic-style institutionalized pedophilia.

I was discussing the story a few weeks later with a Muslim friend, and he said softly that the same is known to happen with some Mullahs.

The moral of this is that you should serously question the motives of people who wish to become religious authority figures and pass on divine wisdom or intercede with God on your behalf.
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