Ganoncrotch said:
WolfpackN64 said:
I can understand the scepticism. To be honest, I've left the church for 6 years because of what happened. I have a family member who was misused by a priest. He has a mental disorder which means it took years for him to tell the whole story.
Recently, even though the case is expired, his parents were asked to a meeting with the bishop. They were offered an sincere apology and monetary compensation for the psycological aid that he had to receive. It came late, very late. But at least it goes to show they it seriously. The national catholic newspaper (run by the church) has a big "report abuse" section on the main page. They're starting to compensate for cases that have long been closed and instead of shuffeling offenders around, some are being thrown out of the church.
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As you say at least it is a start, very sorry to hear about the family member of yours, tragic stuff when it comes to someone with mental disorders, would think that was very hard for them to try to understand what was going on.
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Appreciated. It's this that makes me understand criticism towards the church. Many people in the church were also furious about it. But eventually, I rejoined. I decided for myselfs that my believes aren't necessarily tied to the church as institute. But I think the church can be very valuable to a lot of people. That's why I want to try and help the institute change for the better and be the best it can. Such change has to come from within and it requires every catholic to be active in trying to change things for the better.
