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Clerical Child Sexual Abuse

category international | education | opinion/analysis author Saturday July 16, 2011 15:00author by Sean Crudden - imperoauthor email impero at iol dot ieauthor address Jenkinstown, Dundalk, Co Louthauthor phone 0879739945 Report this post to the editors

I Am Not Like You!

“Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I get. But the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote his breast, saying, God, be thou merciful to me a sinner. I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.”

Luke Chapter 18

You probably know that a publican means a tax-collector. Such a person was generally hated reviled despised in biblical times. A publican was definitely not “politically correct.”
Seán Crudden
Seán Crudden

Sometimes in all the commentary I hear about Bishop Magee, Cloyne; and the scandal of child abuse: I feel there is a definite holier-than-thou attitude abroad on the airwaves and in our media in general. Our commentators are all paragons if they are not simply sycophants. Government ministers speaking in measured and dignified tones are simply infallible. All are determined to root out evil and obliterate The Vatican. And over what? Clerical child sexual abuse.

Now a cloud of disgust and guilt overwhelms us when we advert to or discuss certain taboo subjects like sex or mental illness. That cloud could be likened to a prism or lens that distorts and magnifies our perception of the relative importance of infringements.

The point I want to make is that there are many other forms of abuse prevalent. Many will agree with the view, for instance, that our schools and hospitals are extremely abusive places. If you don’t believe me ask children and patients about their experiences. Some people may even reason that such abuse is a necessary part of health or education.

I have said this before but maybe no-one noticed. Clerical child sexual abuse pales into insignificance compared to the abuse mental patients have received in the name of psychiatry during the past half century or more. Psychiatry is several orders of magnitude greater than the abuse which the cognoscenti in total agreement are complaining about on the radio this afternoon.

There is a lot of talk about directors of this and that and guidelines. When I was young every child over 7 was considered able to distinguish between right and wrong. It’s only when we became adult that we forgot how and needed the assistance of guidelines handed down from above.

It seems that we all feel comforted and more assured if there is some kind of “structure” to take care of every exigency, problem, abuse, mistake. Like architecture planning and foresight can make all the difference?

“Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here upon another: all will be thrown down.” Mark 13:2

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 #   Title   Author   Date 
 1   Confused.     Rational Ecologist.    Tue Jul 19, 2011 10:09 
 2   '..every child over 7..', sean?     opus diablos    Tue Jul 19, 2011 10:51 
 3   Abuse     Sean Crudden    Tue Jul 19, 2011 23:45 
 4   varied experiences     Pat Pewkneeler    Wed Jul 20, 2011 04:13 
 5   Witch hunts?     Rational Ecologist.    Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:57 
 6   What about the Witch hunt you have not seen? The one that should have happened but has not?     Ever feel you've been had?    Wed Jul 20, 2011 11:59 
 7   DALKEY RAPE ALLEGATIONS MADE AGAINST TWO GARDAI - it never went any further     ever feel you've been had?    Wed Jul 20, 2011 13:01 
 8   Agony     Sean Crudden    Wed Jul 20, 2011 20:28 
 9   Call a spade a spade.     Rational Ecologist.    Thu Jul 21, 2011 12:13 
 10   yes, sean..     opus diablos    Thu Jul 21, 2011 17:06 
 11   Focusing ONLY on the culpibility of the Church, may be detrimental in the long-run     a pseudonym    Thu Jul 21, 2011 18:30 
 12   Who is Sean Crudden?     (Very) Patient    Thu Jul 21, 2011 20:24 
 13   Exploitation     Sean Crudden    Fri Jul 22, 2011 00:14 
 14   @pseudo     opus diablos    Fri Jul 22, 2011 16:30 
 15   Well it's pretty plain to see     you've been had    Fri Jul 22, 2011 16:50 
 16   You lot are merely enabling the Civil Authorites to hide their own culpability in these cover-ups     you've been had    Fri Jul 22, 2011 16:56 
 17   so..lets get this straight..     opus diablos    Fri Jul 22, 2011 17:02 
 18   try reading slowly     you've been had    Fri Jul 22, 2011 17:32 
 19   Well now     opus diablos    Fri Jul 22, 2011 17:51 
 20   your own paranoia Opie     yeah    Fri Jul 22, 2011 23:40 
 21   yeah, yeah, yeah..     opus diablos    Sat Jul 23, 2011 12:36 
 22   And..     opus diablos    Sat Jul 23, 2011 14:31 
 23   Confusion     art    Mon Jul 25, 2011 02:37 
 24   Stick to the point.     Rational Ecologist.    Mon Jul 25, 2011 09:53 
 25   Forte Dux     Sean Crudden    Mon Jul 25, 2011 13:48 
 26   Hopeless cause.     Rational Ecologist.    Mon Jul 25, 2011 13:59 
 27   Bashing criminals seems rational enough     (Very) Patient    Mon Jul 25, 2011 15:30 
 28   fons et origo, sean?     opus diablos    Mon Jul 25, 2011 19:05 
 29   John Jameson     Seán Crudden    Mon Jul 25, 2011 23:22 
 30   Ah, damn it!     Rational Ecologist.    Tue Jul 26, 2011 09:22 
 31   Stand Back?     Seán Crudden    Tue Jul 26, 2011 09:37 
 32   Grand!     Rational Ecologist.    Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:04 
 33   answer     opus diablos    Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:12 
 34   Info.     Rational Ecologist.    Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:29 
 35   "When He Looked Down the Barrell of My 44"     Seán Crudden    Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:46 
 36   Money and Power     Seán Crudden    Tue Jul 26, 2011 11:14 
 37   Alcoholism and NPD makes a toxic brew     Jonty    Tue Jul 26, 2011 11:33 
 38   So, sean..     opus diablos    Tue Jul 26, 2011 11:44 
 39   Biography     Seán Crudden    Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:04 
 40   Question     Seán    Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:09 
 41   answer 2     opus diablos    Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:35 
 42   Noblesse Oblige     Seán    Tue Jul 26, 2011 13:23 
 43   Have a beef sandwitch,sean     opus diablos    Tue Jul 26, 2011 14:24 
 44   What Is Insanity?     Seán    Tue Jul 26, 2011 15:44 
 45   Your right, their duty     Blazes Boylan    Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:31 
 46   what is insanity, Sean?     opus diablos    Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:29 
 47   Perception     Seán Crudden    Thu Jul 28, 2011 00:37 
 48   ' The religious paradigm..     opus diablos    Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:48 
 49   Our History of Child Abuse     Seán Crudden    Fri Jul 29, 2011 22:06 
 50   Textual Analysis     Seán Crudden    Sat Jul 30, 2011 08:50 
 51   Undead, sean     opus diablos    Sat Jul 30, 2011 12:02 
 52   First Principles     Seán Crudden    Sat Jul 30, 2011 14:28 
 53   '..get somewhere..'     opus diablos    Sat Jul 30, 2011 15:34 
 54   Exercise     Seán    Mon Aug 01, 2011 11:55 
 55   Ta for the flattery, sean...     opus diablos    Mon Aug 01, 2011 13:35 
 56   and, as for your 'textual analysis'     opus diablos    Mon Aug 01, 2011 13:56 
 57   Answers     Seán    Mon Aug 01, 2011 18:10 
 58   keep to arguement mode     Werner    Tue Aug 02, 2011 04:52 
 59   Glad to be of amusement, Werner     opus diablos    Tue Aug 02, 2011 16:49 
 60   Brain Damage; Mental Capacity     Seán Crudden    Thu Aug 04, 2011 15:54 
 61   brief answer, sean     opus diablos    Sat Aug 06, 2011 12:26 
 62   Curriculum     Seán Crudden    Sat Aug 06, 2011 15:58 
 63   My only fear, Sean..     opus diablos    Sun Aug 07, 2011 11:30 
 64   Tangler     Seán Crudden    Sun Aug 07, 2011 19:47 
 65   Raphoe to exceed other dioceses?     Don    Thu Aug 11, 2011 17:45 
 66   Child Sexual Abuse     Jacqueline Fallon    Thu Oct 24, 2013 16:06 


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