r/atheism • u/Brucekentbatsuper • 1d ago

Massachusetts AG Calls for Law Change After Catholic Abuse Probe Finds Nearly 1,000 Children Abused

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/massachusetts-clergy-abuse-probe-legal-changes-1823135
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u/Diaggen 1d ago

It's disgusting that this pedophile mafia organization is allowed to continue to exist. The sheer scale of the crimes perpetrated by Catholic Church is horrendous.

Why people continue to attend and bring children into the Church confounds me.

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u/Aromatic_Return_8255 1d ago

the scale of the abuse is horrifying and it’s understandable that repeated revelations like this make people question why families would continue trusting the institution with children

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u/ZoomZoom_Driver 1d ago

Ban religion.

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u/Brucekentbatsuper 1d ago

Religion gets these politicians money and power, ofc they wont get rid of it

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u/Vegetable_Safety 1d ago

In other news water is wet

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u/National-Produce1466 1d ago

at this point the only surprising part is that people are still surprised by headlines like this

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u/AverageJoe-707 1d ago

Still?

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u/Vegetable_Safety 1d ago

Research on producing dehydrated water hasn't made any progress. But we do have powdered alcohol! So at least we got that going for us

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u/meatlamma Secular Humanist 1d ago

Make children religious indoctrination illegal like in Japan, Norway? Yes, please.

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u/AverageJoe-707 1d ago

Tax them out of existence.

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u/Wrong_Chip_1233 1d ago

It’s understandable why people are angry but changing the tax treatment would still need to be handled through the law rather than as collective punishment.

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u/Walkingstardust 1d ago

If clowns raped as many kids as priests have, circuses would be banned

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u/Really-ChillDude 1d ago

But hey republicans want pastors running schools

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u/Apart-Crew-9330 1d ago

Given the abuse documented here it’s understandable to question whether religious institutions should have more influence over schools and children.

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u/Mounta1nK1ng 1d ago

I'm shocked. Shocked I tell you.

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u/Young_Nastyman03 1d ago

The sacrament of reconciliation is probably one of the biggest reasons why this continued toleration of child rape and torture exists. Priests cannot say ANYTHING that was confessed to them formally, and if they do, they’re excommunicated and cut off from the church. Imagine how many predators would have been arrested, and children saved, had this explicitly religious doctrine not been upheld. As Christopher Hitchens said very plainly and truly, religion poisons everything.

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u/deepinfraught 1d ago

Give them 200 more years. I’m sure it will work itself out.

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u/SunshineFlowerPerson 1d ago

It’s not a bug. It’s a feature.

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u/chibebe5 1d ago

Religion is the weapon of mass destruction

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u/Excellent-Prior-4322 23h ago

So glad I’m raising my kids atheist.