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All sexual abuse of children is wrong. Of the reported cases of sexual abuse in the U.S.:
1) 85% occur in the home,
2) 14% occur in schools,
3) 1% occur in religious institutions.
Of the 1%, the Catholic Church is in the bottom half.
Wherever sexual abuse is found the perpetrators need to be punished including those that cover it up. The victims of these crimes need to be compensated and given the help they need in recovery. But make no mistake about it, The Catholic Church was singled out in media propaganda and a smear campaign as being the worst offender. The data does not support this claim in any way, quite the opposite.
"Most sexual abuse of children occurs in a residence, typically that of the victim or perpetrator. 84% of sexual victimization of children under age 12 occurs in a residence. Even older children are most likely to be assaulted in a residence. 71% of sexual assaults on children age 12-17 occur in a residence (Snyder, 2000). -The Children's Assessment Center
"Family structure is the most important risk factor in child sexual abuse. Children who live with two married biological parents are at low risk for abuse. The risk increases when children live with step-parents or a single parent. Children living without either parent (foster children) are 10 times more likely to be sexually abused than children that live with both biological parents. Children who live with a single parent that has a live-in partner are at the highest risk: they are 20 times more likely to be victims of child sexual abuse than children living with both biological parents (Sedlack, et. al., 2010). -The Children's Assessment Center.
"Children who do not live with both parents as well as children living in homes marked by parental discord, divorce, or domestic violence, have a higher risk of being sexually abused." -National Center for Victims of Crime
"The Boy Scouts of America are now facing 100,000 claims of sexual abuse. The number of claims of the total payouts to settle these case for the Boy Scouts will easily eclipse those of the sexual abuse scandal of the U.S. Catholic Church." LA Times November 2020
"But of 100,000 priests active in the U.S. in this half-century, a cadre of just 149 individuals—one priest out of every 750—accounted for over a quarter of all the allegations of clergy abuse. These 149 super-predators also explain the surprisingly large number of very young victims that the study reported. So if Catholic priests are no worse than other professions in this regard—and maybe a lot better—why do we hear so much about them being abusers? Several reasons explain this focus, none of which necessarily reflect any anti-Catholic bias in courts or media." -Myth of a Catholic Crisis - Philip Jenkins PHD
"No formal comparative study has ever broken down child sexual abuse by denomination and only the Catholic Church has released data of its own. But based on the surveys and studies conducted by different denominations over the past 30 years experts who study child abuse say that they see little reason to conclude that sexual abuse is mostly a Catholic issue." Pat Wingert - Newsweek (2010)
"We don't see the Catholic Church as a hotbed of this or a place that has a bigger problem than anyone else. I can tell you without hesitation we have seen cases in many religious settings from traveling evangelists to mainstream ministers to rabbis and others not just Catholic Priests." Ernie Alan - President of National Center of Missing and Exploited Children
"We don't see vast differences in the incidents of one denomination over another. It is pretty even across the denominations. It's been that way for decades." Sarah Buckley Asst VP for Corporate Communications. The Guide One Center for Risk Management (Insurance company for churches).
"One out of ten public school students experience unwanted sexual advance from an educator. More than 4.5 million are subject to sexual misconduct by an employee or teacher of the school sometime between kindergarten and the 12th grade." Report from the US Dept of Education (2004) "The Catholic Church may be the safest place for children. Whatever its past record, The Catholic Church in the U.S. has made unparalleled strides in educating their flock about child sexual abuse and ensuring that children are safe in Catholic environments." Religion Reported David Gibson
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BREAKING: Fr. Chad Ripperger silenced by his bishop for a year.
Denver Archbishop James Golka has ordered Fr. Ripperger to cease all public ministry — no talks, no preaching, no writing.
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The Archdiocese of Denver states Archbishop Golka asked Fr. Ripperger to consider a one-year fast from public speaking and interviews to focus on his society; Fr. Ripperger readily agreed.
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Bishop bans prayer to St. Michael at the end of Mass. States returning the liturgy to "noble simplicity." Unbelievable.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.
Here’s the full article: etcatholic.org/2026/10/st-mi…
Noahide laws. @douglas_haugen will have fun with this one.
Top New York Rabbi Mizrachi said 6 BILLION idol worshippers face the DEATH PENALTY under Jewish law, including Christians.
@grok Yes or No
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Le Père Thomas Reese avoue « détester » la messe traditionnelle, le cardinal Robert Sarah condamne au contraire la « guerre » menée contre ses fidèles.
À deux jours d’intervalle, deux personnalités ecclésiastiques influentes ont porté sur la messe traditionnelle des jugements apparemment inconciliables.
Le Père Reese et le cardinal Sarah s’affrontent réellement sur le sort de la messe traditionnelle. Le premier veut qu’elle disparaisse, le second veut qu’elle soit autorisée. Le premier considère son retour comme celui d’un « zombie », le second y voit « une grande expression d’amour envers Dieu ».
Mais tous deux laissent intact le principe de la réforme de Paul VI. Thomas Reese en réclame le développement, le cardinal Sarah en déplore les abus et voudrait la rééquilibrer par l’ancienne liturgie. Aucun des deux ne reconnaît que le nouveau rite puisse être défaillant dans sa structure même.
La cacophonie ne peut dès lors que continuer. Les uns réclameront toujours de nouvelles adaptations, les autres chercheront toujours à célébrer plus dignement un rite qu’ils refusent de remettre en cause. Les autorités romaines alterneront entre tolérance et restriction de la messe traditionnelle.
Dès 1969, les cardinaux Alfredo Ottaviani et Antonio Bacci avertissaient Paul VI que le nouvel Ordo Missæ « s’éloigne de façon impressionnante, dans l’ensemble comme dans le détail, de la théologie catholique de la sainte Messe » définie par le concile de Trente.
Leur critique ne portait pas sur quelques extravagances étrangères au missel, elle concernait le rite pris en lui-même : les suppressions et modifications de prières, l’affaiblissement de l’expression du sacrifice propitiatoire, la multiplication des options, la nouvelle place accordée à l’assemblée et le rapprochement recherché avec les formes du culte protestant.
Tant que cette critique intrinsèque est refusée, le débat demeure faussé. La messe traditionnelle est tantôt persécutée comme le vestige embarrassant d’un passé révolu, tantôt tolérée comme une préférence légitime. Elle doit au contraire être reconnue pour ce qu’elle est : le rite romain reçu et transmis par l’Église, expression sûre de la foi catholique et rempart contre les ambiguïtés qui ont envahi le culte après la réforme.
La solution n’est donc ni la disparition souhaitée par le Père Reese, ni la coexistence proposée par le cardinal Sarah. Le rite traditionnel et le nouveau rite ne sont pas deux expressions équivalentes entre lesquelles les fidèles pourraient choisir selon leur sensibilité et organiser leur coexistence ne fait que perpétuer la crise liturgique.
Sans remise en cause du nouvel Ordo lui-même, on pourra dénoncer les abus, encourager le latin, restaurer le grégorien et accorder quelques permissions. On ne résoudra rien. fsspx.news/fr/news/messe-tra…
