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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I left the Catholic Church 10 years ago in fairly large part because of this issue. [/quote]

I drifted away from the Catholic church decades ago, unrelated to any scandal.  I'm so glad I didn't have to deal with all that. I'm not religious but still love the familiar Catholic liturgy.  I used to go occasionally to a high Latin mass and throw a few dollars in the basket.

From now on, if I go, I won't give any money.  If the church dies out, I'll pay to go to [b]concerts of the numerous beautiful Catholic masses composed by some of the world's greatest composers.[/b][/quote]

I adore a good portion of the religious works written by these greatest composers, and I absolutely loathe the church.[/quote]

You may not be able to afford too many of those concerts when your taxes go up to fill the gap in social services left by the demise of the extensive social services provided by the Church in the US:
Cradle to grave medical care
food banks
Clothing closets
Emergency utility payments
Burial funds
orphanages, foster care, and adoption
nursing homes and adult day care
outpatient mental health services

These services are offered to all and often the majority of recipients are non-Catholics.

Outside the US, the Church provides an even greater percentage of services in developing countries. If it dies, so will millions of disabled and discarded people.

Efforts should be made to force massive reform, not kill the only lifeline many people around the world have. [/quote]

I give to secular orgs that I know do good frontline work in my community. No organization affiliated with the Catholic Church will ever see a penny of my money because I'm not paying for the legal defense of abusers or the lives of contemplation. Beyond that I can't stand to see the big mostly empty buildings in my community owned by the Church. They should liquidate their real estate holdings and give the money away to the needy as penance.  I say this as someone whose family was [b]victimized by the Church for generations, [/b]and the bags of free groceries they were given along the way didn't make up for the abuse.[/quote]

In what way?[/quote]

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