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<blockquote data-quote="35years" data-source="post: 2479124" data-attributes="member: 60822"><p>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Most child abuse takes place within the home.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">All religious groups have pedophile scandals, and the Catholics (while the largest religious group) are at the bottom of the list statistically.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Child abuse is prevalent in all areas of society: schools, youth organizations, sports, etc.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Statistically, of all the professions, Christian clergy are least likely to offend. Doctors, Farmers and Teachers are the professions most likely to abuse children–not clergy.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Among clergy offenders Catholic priests are least likely to offend.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Catholic cases of pedophilia make more headlines because of anti Catholic prejudice and because the Catholic Church is bigger and more lucrative to sue.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Any abuse of minors is abhorrent.&nbsp; But to reject the Catholic Church because of the sins of 4% of the clergy is like rejecting Christ because of Judas. </li>
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[QUOTE="35years, post: 2479124, member: 60822"] [LIST] [*]Most child abuse takes place within the home. [*]All religious groups have pedophile scandals, and the Catholics (while the largest religious group) are at the bottom of the list statistically. [*]Child abuse is prevalent in all areas of society: schools, youth organizations, sports, etc. [*]Statistically, of all the professions, Christian clergy are least likely to offend. Doctors, Farmers and Teachers are the professions most likely to abuse children–not clergy. [*]Among clergy offenders Catholic priests are least likely to offend. [*]Catholic cases of pedophilia make more headlines because of anti Catholic prejudice and because the Catholic Church is bigger and more lucrative to sue. [*]Any abuse of minors is abhorrent. But to reject the Catholic Church because of the sins of 4% of the clergy is like rejecting Christ because of Judas. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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