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anti-zastava t1_j84l5zf wrote

I haven’t been following this one, but did Catholicism turn out to be a weird child r*pe cult or what?

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InSearchOfUnknown t1_j859t0l wrote

Must be real cozy under that rock if this is the first time you've heard of the Catholic church abusing children.

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Actor412 t1_j861ajp wrote

This is a very common kind of post bad faith actors will put out. I call it a what-me-worry post. It's designed to downplay the issue, as well as putting the burden of proof back on the ones exposing the crimes.

Other variants: Are cops really that violent? How come I've never heard of climate change before this? What makes trump so bad, cant we just forget about him?

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Gwtheyrn t1_j85yuo6 wrote

Not as such. It's not the norm, but sexual abuse is shockingly common in the church and not just young boys. Nuns are known to molest underage girls, and sexual assault by priests upon nuns happens way more than people realize.

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