My family is Catholic. I have priests and nuns in my family. I really love the Church, honestly.
One thing has really been getting underneath my skin about the Church though.
We all know about the priests that are raping little boys:
"Some bishops have been heavily criticized for moving offending priests from parish to parish, where they still had personal contact with male children, rather than seeking to have them permanently removed from the priesthood."
I have to ask the Catholics this; why not refuse to pay tithing until these priests are permanently removed from the priesthood?
"Some have alleged that Church members paid off victims of child abuse, either in settlement of compensation claims, or in order to prevent them reporting to the police. "
By paying tithe, you're protecting these child molesters. Why not put an end to it?
"I do not pay tithes for the pedos but for the upkeep of the Church"
Yes, sure, your tithe goes into that but that's not all that it goes in to. It's silly to think that your tithe only goes into things you like.
I'm not telling you guys to leave the church. I'm telling you that you need to fix something for the childrens sake.
I gave up on Christianity all together a long time ago.
I still respect the catholic church. However, I'm outraged that more isn't being done to put an end to protecting our children.
pffft
You think that I'm worried about giving away a few dollars? You can't believe that I would be concerned about children?
interesting
Answer by Ŧango
why not just boycott Christianity as a whole? it's all pure nonsense anyway.
Answer by debraprs
"One does not leave Peter because of Judas"
Answer by Angel Eyes
Look into other Churches and professions the statistics are higher and stop condemming all Priests, I do not pay tithes for the pedos but for the upkeep of the Church, get your facts straight and Peter P you are an idiot
I know where my money goes
Answer by daljack
If you're truly a Catholic you know that 80% of Catholics don't tithe in the true sense of the word.
You also know that 98% of the Priests don't molest boys.
You also know that ALL pedophils in society can slip through the cracks....they've done it before and they'll do it again. So boycotting the Church will do nothing.
Answer by gismo
They have already been removed and steps have now been taken to prevent these happenings again. I would think you would have found that out from those in your family. Or are you just trying to rationize a way not to give money anymore?
Answer by sheservesgod
Well my goodness. How Christianly to call someone an "idiot" for agreeing with another human being that people shouldn't protect child molestors. Makes me glad I am not one. Then I don't have to be embarassed by the behavior of other Christians. Especially child molestor protector Catholics.
PS: you will go to hell if you give me a thumbs down
Answer by Der Schreckliche
Well, if you want to become a cop, that's entirely up to you.
By the way, to avoid discrimination you should boycott the other denominations whose members did that as well. No discrimination.
You should also make sure that the charge is real and not made up to drain money from the Church
I am not sure that you really love the Church as you say. You are asuming that all those acused are guilty.
Since there is money to be made by suing the Church, exactly how many are really guilty ?
Answer by wolfeblayde
You know, not all those who are accused of a crime are actually guilty of it. This whole situation is a lot more complicated than it appears on the surface, and it's going to take years to sort out the legitimate claims of molestation versus the ones made by people out to make a quick buck. I can't see shutting down all Catholic churches until everything's resolved, which is what would happen if people stopped tithing.
And using your line of logic, Protestants should refuse to pay their tithes, too, because Protestant clergy are statistically more apt to be involved in sexual misconduct than Catholic priests. (Do a Google search on that -- you'll be surprised at the statistics. I know I certainly was.)
So should we shut down all churches because some Catholic and Protestant clergy have misused their power? That means getting rid of a lot of food pantries, shelters, hospices, and hospitals, just to name a few of the charities that are funded and staffed by church members. And on the personal level, people would have nowhere to turn in a spiritual or emotional crisis if the churches were to close their doors.
Your suggestion seems like a case of throwing the baby out with the bathwater to me.
Answer by deli llama
Reasoning to Religionists, doesn't matter what religion,
But "reasoning to religionists is like sunshine to vampires" (patcondell)
By the way..watch the Zeigeist movie series on youtube starting with this 9 minute segment, enter the suffix, watch?v=KeZB2EsPqGE, after youtube dot com and gain knowledge; and then, search for The awesome wit of patcondell on youtube.
Then come back after the Truth sets you free.
Answer by BabsiLuv♥
You can find pedophiles in many religions,probadly next door ......as I know they are taken from their duties and set aside in some monasteries were they cant harm children anymore ....probadly to clean their sins........
I think they should be trial and jailed if proven guilty as anyone.
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