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Archbishop Dolan on sex abuse

August 18, 2011 11:30 AM

New York's Archbishop Timothy Dolan explains why he thinks the sex abuse scandal "needs to haunt" the church for some time to come. Morley Safer profiles the archbishop for "60 Minutes" on Sunday, August 21 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

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by m3llonc0llie August 22, 2011 3:14 AM EDT
WOW. I can't believe all the negativity. . .you people just can't be satisfied with ANYTHING the Catholic Church says. He admitted it was horrific, the archbishops of other states covering it up: a crime. I have one question for you so-called christians. . . Is what you are saying what Christ would have said?
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by vcltn72 August 22, 2011 12:38 AM EDT
What a great interview on Archbishop Dolan. Well said and a great story, in answering the Church's rights.
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by jillie66 August 21, 2011 8:34 PM EDT
I can't believe that man who represented the Catholic Church, said what he said. Come back to HER church. Give me a flipping break!!!!!!!! It's YOUR MANLY CHURCH, boyssssss! NOT HERS! We don't practice sickness and wickedness! GET LOST!!!! MAN CHURCHES--Not woman churches.
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by jd101169 August 21, 2011 8:11 PM EDT
There have always been child sex abusers but back then the Roman Empire allowed it in their pagan rituals. And it was an accepted thing. Of course now we know its not and that's because we have the church to thank. But with any large organization it attracts the bad in society. Unfortunately, that is what we have now. The church should have taken care of this problem better and it shouldn't think its over.
As far as married priest, yes the apostle were married but during the middle ages or before priest would marry and pass on their church property to their decedents or pass their title to their kids of course this was going to cause problems so it was decided to change the "rules" and not have any priest marry. I guess this was a good idea so those guys could devote their lives to the community "the church". I know this would create a problem about the urge to have relationships but again I think they were naive thinking once they made an oath to God and the church everyone would behave and keep it. Oh well, some do and those are the ones that now have to clean up the mess.
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by mrgeeks August 21, 2011 8:11 PM EDT
Archbishop Timothy Dolan committed a very serious act of false witness on 60 Minutes, while discussing whether the Church should let priests marry: "the greatest culprits in sexual abuse are, unfortunately, married men". This is a lie and an egregious assuault on married men. The greatest risk for child sexual abuse is unrelated males. In the Church, gay men were largely the abusers. Everyone should call the New York Diocese at 212-371-1000 and raise hell about it.
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by blowme57 August 21, 2011 8:03 PM EDT
No, it's not over with until the Catholic Church goes away. If you had a neighbor that you knew sexually assualt a child you would call the police and would want him to either rot in prison as well as being castrated without the chance of parole or given the death penalty. These were children who's innocence was taken and no amount of praying will give back what was taken from them and their families. So, I'm not quite sure I understand why you still exist-barely thank God. He knows what the church did and that's why people stay away. You are also archaic just so darn archaic.
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by JohnWPrewett August 19, 2011 4:35 AM EDT
"come out of her MY people"
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by janis1947 August 18, 2011 4:05 PM EDT
The problem is that the Catholic church took away marriages for their priest, bishops, cardenals which was allowed in the beginning of their history. The apostles were married and had families. I am sure they did not have the sexual problems then. This is what happens when man tries to change the natural order that God ordained. Paul spoke that not all can be held to restrain from celebancy. Why does man feel they can set up a bunch of rules which over rides God's, is my question.
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