Sorry for the weird rhyme in the subject line -- but check out this story report on the scandal in Ireland over pedophilia:

Catholic Church shamed by Irish abuse report - Examiner.com

What struck me in particular was the phrase: "The investigation of the tax-supported schools uncovered previously secret Vatican records that demonstrated church knowledge of pedophiles in their ranks all the way back to the 1930s." Quite disturbing.

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Christabella Warren
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Bethesda, MD
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Wow, and this is not even put out by Jack Chick.

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Steven J. Carr (Sven)
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Eagan, MN
PCA
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Very disturbing indeed. I'm reminded of the Boston Scandal not too long ago. I imagine in some way they can justify in their minds such cover ups, I can't fathom how.

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B.Howes
Framingham, MA

In Canada you have TV personalities and Catholic Apologists like Michael Coren claiming that the sex with boys scandels are not unique to the Catholic Church. Funny, when was the last time you heard of a Protestant minister being accused of this vile perversion with little boys. Almost every year in Canada, one hears of priests raping boys!!!

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Jacob Peters
Layman
URC
Toronto
Canada

Two words: Ted Haggard.

But he doesn't count as an "official" protestant.

This stuff happens all the time in protestant churches, it is just not as newsworthy because there is not the official cover up and an overarching beaurocracy that can be blamed.

Kids attract paedophiles and protestant churches are just as likely to be targeted.

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Mike
London City Presbyterian Church
London
England

"Surely, we wish to be orthodox, but we must first learn what real orthodoxy is. Surely, we wish to be progressive, but we must first have a basis to progress from."

You're right -- it's the cover-up, not the paedophilia per se, that makes the whole affair so disturbing.

I read a book by an Arch Bishop that converted in the 19th Century that was a polemic against Roman Catholicism. He spoke of homosexuality and perversions that have long been present within monasteries with the knowledge of the Church. Even more perverted is that the Church frowns upon a Priest marrying more than burning in unnatural ways.

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Rich
PCA, Northern VA
Student, New Geneva Theological Seminary

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When was Ted Haggard accused of molesting little boys?

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Isn't there something in scripture that talks about forbidding people to marry and abstain from certain foods???? Cause and effect????

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Rich Koster
1689'er
Browns Mills NJ USA
Often Goofy Reformed Eccentric
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None of these news has ever appeared on the major media here in Italy. Not a word on TV, and a few lines on a couple of online newspapers.

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Andrea
Presbyterian, attending Baptist church
Perugia, Italy
Owner: federiformata.it

"Quos et vocavit nos non solum ex Iudæis sed etiam ex gentibus" (Rom. 9.24)

Can you recall the name of the book and it's author? I know that Charles Chiniquy in his book ""Fifty Years in the Church of Rome"" wrote something similiar. Truely Rome never changes----something the Papists always boast about.

I just found the book on the shelf: Roman Catholicism Capitulating Before Protestantism by G.V. Fradryssa