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I mean, so if my religion says I can diddle kids and kill republicans, is that legal now?
In the like 40% chance you're actually dumb enough to ask this unironically, no, what this means is if you work a confessional booth as part of your religion and somebody admits to diddling kids and killing republicans in the past tense then you not saying anything about it is legal.
I know what it means.
It the law only applies to some people.
It literally doesn't, that's kind of the point of the ruling.
The ruling allows churches to ignore child abuse. This ruling was BAD.
Okay sure, but why do you have to make false statements in response to the bad ruling? Why do you get upset when people correct you for that?
What false statements? I am not upset at all lol.
That its legal to rape and murder, you think thats a factual statement? That catholic priests are gaining special privileges by not facing charges for a law specifically targetting confessionals? You think these are all true?
You must be very religious to defend these child fuckers like you are.
I'm actually opposed to the concept of religion. I'm also opposed to people like you making any specific religion illegal.
You’re obviously not listening to me at all.
You would allow a religion to rape children and go unpunished as long as that is part of their religion? You should be shot.
Incorrect, I feel like you're the one not listening, what I am not permitting is fining and imprisoning clergy for not keeping an accurate account of who admitted to what past crimes in confessionals.
If the priests do hear a confession from a dangerous individual then I hope they do pass a tip onto the police and even be willing to testify at the risk of excommunication, but to punish priests for the crime of association seems pointless and would likely decrease the possibility of such a confession in the first place.
If a person knows another person fucked a child and they don’t report it, they should be torn in half by horses, and anyone who sides with those rapists should join them. You’re a sick fuck.
See the thing is you're not held to that standard. You realize that, right? If you know of such a crime and don't report it, you don't face charges. But Catholic Priests are, they're expected to as Mandated Reporters, but Catholic Priests have confessionals which do not record or report who is saying what.
If a catholic priest hears a person confess to fucking a child, they need to exit the booth, identify the person, and call the police. If they don’t they are complicit and should be sent to jail—or killed whatever.
You sound a lot like 1) a priest or 2) a child molester or 3) a republican. Maybe all 3.
Okay, but shouldn't you also? If somebody tells you that then you should be held to the same standard, no?
Obviously I would say something.
Yes but it should also be illegal for you not to say anything, punishable by death via horsepulling. It should be written into law.
Agreed.
And when they pass that law, then the courts won't be able to strike it down for targeting Catholics, win win.
hope? the best you can tell the pedo's victims is that you hope? sorry kid, we hoped the pedo would stop but.... oh well.
IF YOU HAVE IT WITHIN YOUR POWER TO STOP ABUSE AND DO NOT YOU ARE ENABLING IT.
Yes I hope, just like you hope sociopaths and criminals still go to confession when its mandated law for the priest to rat you out even for faintest hints of a past crime.
IT IS NOT WITHIN OUR POWER TO FORCE PRIESTS TO STOP ABUSE IN THIS CONTEXT. PRIESTS ARE AS LIKELY TO COMPLY NOW AS WITH THE LAW IN PLACE. THIS IS JUST AN EXCUSE TO PROSECUTE CATHOLIC PRIESTS TO FUND POLICE AND PRIVATE PRISONS.