I just commented on the following article at the Bilerico Project A Christmas Eve Call to Catholic Action.
Once again, I will post it here in case it does not get accepted.
The article encourages people to stop supporting the catholic church until it stops discriminating against gay people, women, and, OMG I don’t care, married men. Here is my response.
If you really want to do the world a favor, stop supporting them altogether. Forever.
How many atrocities does the catholic church need to commit before the world demands justice?
Does the church hate gay people? Yes, it always has. Does the church discriminate against women? Once again, yes, it always has.
But suddenly all is forgiven if the church simply lets gay people, women, and married men in the door?
Why?
Just this year, the Irish government published the ‘Ryan Report’ which documents the sexual, physical, and emotional abuse of tens of thousands of children.
‘Endemic’ rape and abuse of Irish children in Catholic care, inquiry finds
The report says the abuse was endemic in church run schools and orphanages. Another report uncovering more abuse was issued in November.
Irish Catholic Church hid sex abuse for decades: official
In both cases, the catholic church protected the abusers, intimidated families into silence, unduly influenced police investigations, and did everything in it’s power to cover it up.
When the Ryan report was issued, the Archbishop of Westminster said that the abusers showed courage in facing the allegations.
All of these scandals are in addition to earlier scandals involving child abuse, and the scandal of the horrible “Magdalene Houses” for girls.
And this is just one country. America has a great many catholic scandals of their own.
The church has barely acknowledged any responsibility in these cases, and the American church has the audacity to sign the Manhattan Declaration. Nice.
But, I guess if they let gay people and women in the door, everything will be okay though.
All is forgiven.
Do the world a favor, and let the church die the death it deserves.
