With Regard to Priests Who Sexually Abuse Children,

[MineralMan]

2. If Jesus had existed, I doubt he would have accepted that excuse.

He seems pretty clear in the words recorded as what he said.

Here's my question: How difficult is it to know that adults shouldn't have sex with children? How difficult is it to not do that heinous thing? It doesn't seem at all difficult to me. I doubt it is difficult for anyone reading this post. And yet, "Men of God" in quite large numbers have done exactly that awful thing.

Then, other "Men of God" have covered up their crimes and withheld information about what had happened. For decades in many cases! Where does that come from? On what basis is that OK?

I just don't get it, you see. It's clearly something that wouldn't have been countenanced by the Jesus they claim to worship. Their scripture says so in no uncertain terms, as recorded as the words of Jesus himself. And yet, they did it all the same, multiple times, and hid their acts and the acts of others.

It's a freaking mess, is what it is. And yet, the Roman Catholic Church does not act decisively. It waffles and squirms, but does not act. And some persist to speak in defense of that organization. I don't get it at all.