THE HAZARDS OF TRADITIONAL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
The "turn the other cheek" idea never sat well with me. Well before I commenced 12 years of education in catholic schools, played altar boy at the daily 6:30 am morning Mass, served at 2 or 3 Masses some Sundays and always on Wedding and Funeral Masses, and all the rest, I began to identify Church doctrine and accepted teachings that didn't make sense. Over time, the 'sorry, doesn't make sense' list was longer than the 'okay, I can live wi... Read More
(Below is a post made to local online newspaper....the issues seem relevant to most everyone...)
Revelations of new cases of sexually misbehaving priests, cover-ups, and truly bizarre ripple effects continue to emerge. A magnificent example of the ineptitude of Church leaders to 'manage' this crisis hit the news a few weeks ago. Some may recall that groups of aging nuns are being evicted from their residences of 30-40 years, so the Church can sell the property to settle lawsuits !
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