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Originally posted by boncho
Why don't the Police just wiretap the confessional booths?
Originally posted by FlyersFan
Originally posted by boncho
Why don't the Police just wiretap the confessional booths?
Constitutional rights of people to their faith. Their faith says they have a right to private discussions with their ministers. Even OJ Simpson was allowed private discussions with his 'minister' (Rosey Greer) in jail during his trial.
A person with such knowledge may become an accessory by helping or encouraging the criminal in some way, or simply by failing to report the crime to proper authority.
Originally posted by boncho
Two in particular are the offshoot mormon sects, and rastafarians.
Both prosecuted for unlawful crimes no matter what their religion said. So again, why no wiretaps in talky box?
Originally posted by FlyersFan
Originally posted by boncho
Two in particular are the offshoot mormon sects, and rastafarians.
I guess that's their problem. IF they want private discussions between the pastor and the flock, then it will have to be part of their religion. The Christian faiths believe in private discussions between a member of the flock and their pastor. If you dont' like it .. you'll have to take it up with those religions. I'm just telling ya' what they believe ...
Both prosecuted for unlawful crimes no matter what their religion said. So again, why no wiretaps in talky box?
They were caught in the act of the crimes.
I'm not seeing your connection ... please reword or something ...
Originally posted by boncho
The police have prosecuted other faith groups, why should they not prosecute catholics?
Or is that "their problem"?
Originally posted by FlyersFan
How can you be so myopic .. when the fact is that VERY FEW Catholic priests were really pedophiles and the fact is that when a pedophile steps forward to confess, it is an opportunity for someone to be able to get that pedophile to turn himself in and/or get mental health help.
BTW ... children are much more likely to be sexually abused in a public school than in a Catholic church.
Another BTW ... the protestants also have pedophiles who have invaded their churches as well.
It's not a 'catholic thing'.
Don't be so myopic with anti-Catholic hate.
Confession is an OPPORTUNITY for getting the pedophile to stop.
If the pedophile didn't want to stop, he/she wouldn't be at confession to begin with.
The priest has an opportunity to build upon that fact.