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September 13, 2018
Chuck McDevitt
Corte Madera
There is no crime more egregious than sexual assault against children especially when it’s committed by supposedly paragons of virtue, the Catholic priests. These are predatory monsters that should be put away for life.
I grew up in an Irish Catholic family where the local priests and bishops were treated like gods, and the hierarchy of the church were like a second government. No longer! The Catholic Church in Ireland is on its deathbed and the churches are practically empty except for a few diehard senior citizens.
The church needs to make some major changes before it’s too late.
Priests need to be allowed to marry and their families be supported by the Vatican, their true employer. Monies collected at Masses should go to supporting and improving their schools.
Women have been discriminated against for years by the church and it’s time that they be allowed to be ordained as priests. They practically run a lot of the parishes anyway. What other institution would get away with this discrimination?
These problems are not going away anytime soon. We’re just seeing the tip of the iceberg!
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