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:::There was a scandal in the Catholic Church.  It was huge and had far reaching ramifications.  It is not anti-Catholic to acknowledge that.  The Church itself has acknowledged such.  The fact is there are very few people in any part of Western culture who have not heard of the scandal and haven't developed a bad taste in some form because of it.    Our goal is to present truth.  There is much that was left out in the way it was presented in the press and we should present that missing information.  We can actually help to educate others.  Any solution that simply removes the scandal, as was done, is inappropriate.  I take no formal position on whether it should be moved to a different location.  If that is the belief, then that is fine, but if it can no longer be found on our site, then we are running from truth -- and that is not something that conservatives do. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 04:51, 25 October 2008 (EDT)

:::There was a scandal in the Catholic Church.  It was huge and had far reaching ramifications.  It is not anti-Catholic to acknowledge that.  The Church itself has acknowledged such.  The fact is there are very few people in any part of Western culture who have not heard of the scandal and haven't developed a bad taste in some form because of it.    Our goal is to present truth.  There is much that was left out in the way it was presented in the press and we should present that missing information.  We can actually help to educate others.  Any solution that simply removes the scandal, as was done, is inappropriate.  I take no formal position on whether it should be moved to a different location.  If that is the belief, then that is fine, but if it can no longer be found on our site, then we are running from truth -- and that is not something that conservatives do. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 04:51, 25 October 2008 (EDT)

:::: "A" scandal?  Are you referring to all the various cases collectively?  [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 05:07, 25 October 2008 (EDT)

:::: "A" scandal?  Are you referring to all the various cases collectively?  [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 05:07, 25 October 2008 (EDT)

 

I've been slow to comment because I don't claim any particular expertise in this area, but my ''impressions'' are as follows:

I've been slow to comment because I don't claim any particular expertise in this area, but my ''impressions'' are as follows:

* Much of the criticism of the Catholic church on this issue is anti-Christian beat-up.  But that's not to deny that there's truth behind it.

* Much of the criticism of the Catholic church on this issue is anti-Christian beat-up.  But that's not to deny that there's truth behind it.