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"They seem to have been taught not to think," he said, and detailed how it was hard to engender good parry and thrust in class when he dealt with some of the most crucial areas in both Catholic church...
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The seminaries and other densSubmitted by Durwood (not verified) on Jun. 26, 2010.The seminaries and other dens of iniquity have helped to create generations of sexually repressed, immature,...
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Without doubt many good and dedicated priests (and nuns) still serve. Pope Benedict XVI could justly say, "The priest is a gift from the heart of Christ, a gift for the church and the world. If we...
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I think Gene Kennedy (and all Submitted by Fred H (not verified) on Nov. 11, 2010. I think Gene Kennedy (and all of us who were seminarians in 1950s and early 60s) will remember the heresy of...
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From the same letter: "TheSubmitted by Craig B. McKee, Hong Kong (not verified) on Oct. 20, 2010.From the same letter:"The seminary is a community journeying towards priestly ministry. I have said...
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"He [Archbishop Diarmuid Martin] said he perceives “signsSubmitted by Joseph (not verified) on Apr. 07, 2011."He said he perceives “signs of renewed clericalism” among seminarians and young priests...
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You are correct that celibacy does not cause pedophilia in a well-adjusted, sexually mature person. However, an all-celibate environment does more than simply "give perverts a place to hide." It...
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They ought to examine theSubmitted by paulte (not verified) on Apr. 28, 2011.They ought to examine the crisis dispassionately without the clerical jargon & ask a series of questions. I'll get them...
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Conrad Baar's 1971 report to the bishops on the Crisis in the Priesthood.Conrad Baar's 1971 report to the bishops on the Crisis in the Priesthood. 1. Bishop Accountability"Conrad Baar's 1971 report to...
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Clergy mental health long neglectedThe highly publicized suicides of two priests in recent months have raised questions of just how serious the fallout on clerical sexual abuse has become. Both deaths...
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Celibacy:The John Jay study indicates that celibacy in and of itself is not correlated with sexual abuse. At the same time, it is of note that 80 percent of priests in residential treatment for any...
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I don't know which paths other priests took; as fraternal members of the Marine Corps of the Catholic Church we never questioned another priest as to how he might deal with curiosity, or his sexual...
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Your new bishop is a goodSubmitted by Michael Scott (not verified) on Jun. 03, 2010.Your new bishop is a good example of how arrested psycho-sexual development infects the whole personality. He is...
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One of the things that always surprised me in the seminary were the number of priests and religious who were having nervous breakdowns. And it always seemed to be happening to those who took...
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I think it more likely thatSubmitted by ruth oneill (not verified) on Dec. 20, 2010.I think it more likely that the attitude that all sexual activity outside marriage was equally sinful contributed a...
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Sad State In my work for theSubmitted by Anonymous Deacon (not verified) on Oct. 01, 2010.Sad StateIn my work for the Church, I encounter many of the priests of our diocese. I feel deep pity for them...
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As to the priest abuser. Again from Richard Sipe: From his practice and a review of nearly 500 histories of priest abusers and nearly 1800 victims he sees a division of abusers into four types. 1....
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Meanwhile the majority of priests are old men struggling to keep up with the educational levels and complex every-day lives of their parishioners. Too many priests and religious are frankly not up to...
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I was not at all surprised to see those figures quoted by David Yallop for Eugene Kennedy's study in the 1960s or the 1971 study which is reproduced in this quote:The Vatican was fully aware of many...
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Eric Cadin decided to become a priest at the height of the Catholic Church’s sex-abuse scandal. (Photo by Matt Kalinowski) When I first started reporting for my story “Resurrection,” I was hoping to...
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