Comments on: Clerical Sexual Abuse — Irish Times Article Defends The Indefensible

By: Johnny

Johnny — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:00:04 +0000

What are you talking about? Marie Keenan looks at child abuse from a classic feminist point of view (”blame the Patriarchy/Patriarchal power structures”). If you’re trying to say that she sympathises with the Catholic Church and the Clergy then, by virtue of the fact that she is feminist, you are wrong.

By: Twelvebit

Twelvebit — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:10:10 +0000

People in positions of trust and authority should be held to a HIGHER standard than the average person. So, for instance, child abusers who are priests or cops deserve no sympathy, loads of contempt, and twice the ordinary prison time.

By: Savant

Savant — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:56:12 +0000

Why are you surprised? Everyone is a victim these days, even child abusers.

By: Bock

Bock — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:31:45 +0000

I don’t much like the word “paedophile”.

I prefer “paedophobe”.

Either way, there’s no evidence that Cathal has abused under-age children, only that he has abused his position.

By: Collywobbles

Collywobbles — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:26:39 +0000

also, yes, the use of the word predator in Andrew’s is accurate. These men, like mr o’ searcaigh are not peadophiles really; they are predators who happen to have a homosexual disposition in the mainly. not that this makes paedophiles more respectable - only a different kind of perv.

By: Collywobbles

Collywobbles — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:21:34 +0000

Is there some sort of odd, twisted, amoral school of thought gaining respectability in the public domain that says effectively: “sex has no boundaries. It’s all ok, whatever you’re in to; no boundaries, no respect, just whatever you want is ok. Is this the way of the future?

By: Bock

Bock — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:55:15 +0000

Thanks. I should have said Deus Caritas Est. I’ll fix it right away.

By: Red Mist

Red Mist — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:30:52 +0000

In the interests of accuracy Bock the correct translation is “God is Truth”. I suffered at the hands of a Presentation Brother, cane across my young upturned hand, (everybody aaaawwh), when declining Amo Amas Amat, (Love), in first year a long time ago when the classics were still taught in our schools.

By: Conan Drumm

Conan Drumm — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:53:09 +0000

It’s along the lines of ‘Inside Hitler there was a little boy who just wanted to be loved… etc etc,’ ad nauseam. All of these men had to study moral philosophy, the ten commandments, Canon Law and so on. One couldn’t claim they had no understanding of right and wrong. There is indeed a strong whiff of Opus about the Phd’s article.

And the Grenada Institute is a private institution run by a division of the Catholic Church. Who monitors it? It’s the equivalent of Limerick jail being franchised out to be run by the Keane clan.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:02:53 +0000

The doctor has worked for the Granada Institute for Sexual Offenders which runs workshops apparently to do with child protection and treatment of those who have sexually abused, and child sexual abuse prevention. For these particular workshops Clinicians, Social workers and child protection professionals, Gardaí, Barristers, Solicitors, Judges, Directors of Intellectual Disability services, Programme managers, Psychologists, Social Workers, Policy Makers and Frontline Staff are asked to participate ………. but there’s no mention of Mums or Dads being invited to these workshops!

Dr K’s assertion that CHILD SEXUAL TERRORISTS should be treated with compassion is an insult to survivors.

These PREDATORS are NOT “in need of care and compassion.” They need to be WATCHED.