As I have been writing about the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal over the past week, I have received many emails, and read many comments, that can only be described as boastful. It appears that many Christians from other denominations believe sex abuse is a uniquely Catholic problem or at least that the Catholic Church has a uniquely bad case of it. Indeed, I have been informed numerous times this week that the best way to escape the sex predator problem is to join another church. These Christians remind me of the Pharisee in Christ’s parable: “Thank you, Lord, that I am not like them.”
Secular people often have a similar attitude whenever the sins of the Catholic Church are discussed. According to them, the evils committed by the Church just provide more of a reason to reject religion entirely. “This is why I’m not religious,” someone wrote to me yesterday. Trevor Noah of The Daily Show gleefully spiked the football, declaring that the Church is a “molesting club with opening prayer.”
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