Comments on: What Is Desmond Connell Trying To Keep Secret?

By: DonegalTDI

DonegalTDI — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:02:36 +0000

The Church are not accustomed, though history, to be taken to task over anything. Through the ages they were a fearsome force to be reckoned with. For example, one from their own ranks called Bruno happened to suggest that the earth was not the centre of everything, and God reigned not over one one little planet, but many, nay, an infinity of worlds. What was done with him, he was burned at the stake.

Your belief in your deity has to be separated from the organisation we all know and love as the Church, which is a business run by men.

Also, it is against natural law to have adult males living celibate lives, especially males with lotsofcash. Sexual needs, if repressed, will ultimately find their way to the surface seeking gratification in whatever form is to hand.

What ultimately shocks me the greatest though is not the actions of these predatory cassock wielding paedophiles, but the willingness of hoards of ordinary Catholic Irish who would defend them, and would prefer if this stuff stayed in the shadows.
For me, that part is the real scary bit.

By: Gilly

Gilly — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:27:36 +0000

Throw them all into a pit and cover it over.

By: Savant

Savant — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:07:11 +0000

I know - sorry. But I got it on an email earlier. The others on this site are great. I’ll link to them

By: Bock

Bock — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:37:16 +0000

You’re too late. It’s already been posted here.

By: Savant

Savant — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:04:55 +0000

Check Connell’s new electric light switch

http://irishsavant.blogspot.com/2008/02/cardinal-connells-light-switch.html

By: Audrey

Audrey — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:01:13 +0000

I don’t think people were brainwashed. From a psychological stand point I believe the unquestioning obedience and respect that was giving and is given still, to ppl in the clergy has to do with how people are socalized and that starts at home. If kids are to be socalized in a way to just be obedient to authority, including the parents themselves.. (like property in a way), and not allowed to learn how to have moral autonomy for themselves, its just reflected in society.

We give too much credence and respect to people in authority in this country and don’t require more accountability of them for the positions they have been given. (politicans, clergy, gardai, solicitors, judges)

I don’t understand how the church is still in control of schools in this country. How, in Dublin a seperate school had to be created in an emergency to accomodate children who have a different ethnic and religious backround from the ‘norm’ i.e. catholic.
The church have recently taken great steps (for them!) of inclusion and have set aside a certain allocation for non catholic children. One third allocated for non catholic.. wow how fucking great of them.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0123/schools.html
Church and state should be seperated at this stage already. We’re still very behind in this country.
(the church dont bother putting forward requests for new schools for minority groups/religions and they don’t want to be patrons of these schools)
http://www.joanburton.ie/?postid=749

Also, personally I dont understand parents just complaining about their child being abused (to the clergy!! as mentioned with Glendalough ) .. I wouldn’t rest at night if I knew the bastard was still out there and not in jail.. actually I’d probably ending up doing time myself.

By: dan dare

dan dare — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:52:48 +0000

What about the state-sponsored, lifelong, psychological damage caused by teaching that ridiculous, illogical, fantasy religious crap to young children. Never a murmur about their evil fairy stories used to brainwash millions and provoke irrational hatred worldwide. Isn’t it time to confront the role played by these witch doctors in screwing with people’s psyches and subsequently with whole societies? The horseshit they spout, their unnatural lifestyles and their undeserved positions of respect afford them the opportunities they crave to promote hatred of others who are outside their cult and also self-hatred.

By: steve white

steve white — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:25:18 +0000

he should be afraid of personal and corporate responsibility and jail, but i reckon he’ll escape justice by death.

By: Mairéad

Mairéad — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:05:52 +0000

I don’t trust any priest around my kids.
That means - no altar serving; no going in to a dark box with them for confession. (Their idea!!)
I don’t trust any priests full stop.
I don’t listen to the bunkum that there are some great priests. I have yet to meet one. They’re hot-housed in superstition and secrecy - can’t be good.
Here’s a solution that wouldn’t be long teaching them manners - stop going to their masses, stop giving them money.
Money is everything to them.
That and power.
Women mean nothing.
Children mean less than nothing to them.

By: Thriftcriminal

Thriftcriminal — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:41:15 +0000

Anyone, priest or not, who commits acts like these forfeits the right to be considered human in my view. Flay them, roll them in salt and leave them for the crows. As for those that aide and abet them, they are worse. They should know better, they should care only about the kids involved and let the reputation of their institution be damned, if they had any humanity left in them.