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[Dustparticle]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/french-catholic-church-had-estimated-112520619.html

 

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Edited October 14, 2021 by Dismal_Bliss
Posting links with no explanation why the info should be discussed is poor netiquette

[bagwell1987]

What would you like to discuss about this link before I click on it?

[pnutts]

Catholic Church had 3,000 pedophiles ( priests, etc. not lay people ) since 1950. Been in news today.

[Loopy]

From the article:

 

PARIS (Reuters) -The French Catholic Church has had an estimated 3,000 paedophiles in its ranks over the past 70 years, the head of an independent commission investigating the sex abuse scandal said in an interview published on Sunday.

The scandal in the French Church is the latest to hit the Roman Catholic Church, which has been rocked by sexual abuse scandals around the world, often involving children, over the past 20 years.

The French commission is due to publish its findings on Tuesday, marking the culmination of 2-1/2 years of work, probing allegations of abuse going back to the 1950s.

"We have estimated the number (of paedophiles) as standing at 3,000, out of 115,000 priests and religious officials, going back to the 1950s," commission head Jean-Marc Sauve told the Journal du Dimanche paper.

[bagwell1987]

TY Linda for posting the description, that helps.

[Dages]

There is another study that will be published soon... they are talking about +10k victims...

[vern]

Its not weakness... Its on purpose....

 

If it was weakness you.d here more in this organization... But honestly its rare....for jw congregations.

 

Now there is fornication .. But the statistical numbers of child abuse is far less....  Sadly i do here it has happened... But this organization does something about it.... Brothers should never be used in this system... They would never qualify to be an elder nor should they take it out of respect for Jah

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[Tbs77]

Could this be considered shameless luxury?

https://www.thedailybeast.com/houston-celebrity-pastor-joel-osteens-lakewood-church-repays-dollar44m-in-covid-pandemic-loans?source=articles&via=rss

Rev 18:7,8:
To the extent that she glorified herself and lived in shameless luxury, to that extent give her torment and mourning. For she keeps saying in her heart: ‘I sit as queen, and I am not a widow, and I will never see mourning.’ 8 That is why in one day her plagues will come, death and mourning and famine, and she will be completely burned with fire, because Jehovah God, who judged her, is strong

[Sofia]

At UN, the representative of the Russian Federation, warning about increased intolerance around the world, condemned the politicized stance of some countries.  Calling for a comprehensive approach to religious issues and equal respect for all religions, he stressed that constant persecution by Ukraine and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has persisted for several years.  At the legislative level, there are proposals to confiscate church property, he said, asking the Special Rapporteur to focus on this issue and help Ukraine’s authorities to address it.

 

Source: https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/gashc4326.doc.htm

[rocket]

10 hours ago, Sofia said:

At UN, the representative of the Russian Federation, warning about increased intolerance around the world, condemned the politicized stance of some countries.  Calling for a comprehensive approach to religious issues and equal respect for all religions, he stressed that constant persecution by Ukraine and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has persisted for several years.  At the legislative level, there are proposals to confiscate church property, he said, asking the Special Rapporteur to focus on this issue and help Ukraine’s authorities to address it.

 

Source: https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/gashc4326.doc.htm

That is the epitome of hypocrisy. Start with your own country and your inhumane treatment of Jehovah's Witnesses.

[Sofia]

2 minutes ago, rocket said:

That is the epitome of hypocrisy. Start with your own country and your inhumane treatment of Jehovah's Witnesses.

My thoughts are exactly the same 

[Loopy]

11 hours ago, Sofia said:

At UN, the representative of the Russian Federation, warning about increased intolerance around the world, condemned the politicized stance of some countries.  Calling for a comprehensive approach to religious issues and equal respect for all religions, he stressed that constant persecution by Ukraine and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has persisted for several years.  At the legislative level, there are proposals to confiscate church property, he said, asking the Special Rapporteur to focus on this issue and help Ukraine’s authorities to address it.

 

Source: https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/gashc4326.doc.htm

Hypocrites. 😡