Anyhow, back to my relative. This douchebag left the priesthood in the early nineties, and then got a job at a place where he had access to children. AND THE CHURCH GAVE HIM A POSITIVE FUCKING LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION TO WORK THERE!! A few years ago, one of victims so happened to see him working there and blew the whistle on him. Soon...we were seeing all of his dirty laundry being aired on the tv. Can you even IMAGINE the pain that that caused my family and I to find out PUBLICLY that the person that we loved and trusted was really a monster? Can you IMAGINE the vulnerably that we felt knowing that it could have been one of us? Can you IMAGINE how my parents must have felt knowing that they trusted this poor excuse of a human being with us kids??? I don't think you would really understand it unless you've been through it.
By the way, these aren't just allegations. He's admitted doing this in a conversation with my parents. I've also heard that the number of children he acted inappropriately with *far* exceeds the number of victims who have come forward. Worse, nobody can prosecute him criminally because the statute of limitations has expired. So…he's a free man unless someone comes forward with a more recent accusation. So very fucking sad.
And that brings me to another point. I think what you've done by huffing off and defriending me has been really shitty. Yes, people have written stuff that I haven't agreed with both in their journals and my personal journal. But that's what they believe. I might try to politely debate them, but I'm not rude and if they don't show any signs of changing their views, I stop. And I definitely don't go on their personal journals and tell them they're ignorant or don't have all the facts. If they've told me that it's a sensitive topic, I don't even bother. I just scroll by because: A) what's the point of causing unnecessary drama? and B) they're entitled to believe what they want to believe. You could have just shaken your head and said, "there goes nekosensei spouting off about the Vatican again. Maybe I should leave her alone because this is a sore spot for her." *scroll scroll scroll* You could have even left a *polite* rebuttal, and I still wouldn't have gotten angry at you. But no! You poked at something that was a sensitive point with me and that you KNEW was a sensitive point with me and then flounced, which suggests to me that you're intolerant, insensitive, and not very compassionate.
So yeah. You claim to be a good Christian, but in my book, you haven't acted like one. I guess the only thing left I have to say to you is GOOD-bye and GOOD-riddance.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2010-04-16 07:37 pm (UTC)that that caused my family and I to find out PUBLICLY that the person that we loved and trusted was really a monster? Can you IMAGINE the vulnerably that we felt knowing that it could have been one of us? Can you IMAGINE how my parents must have felt knowing that they trusted this poor excuse of a human being with us kids??? I don't think you would really understand it unless you've been through it.
By the way, these aren't just allegations. He's admitted doing this in a conversation with my parents. I've also heard that the number of children he acted inappropriately with *far* exceeds the number of victims who have come forward. Worse, nobody can prosecute him criminally because the statute of limitations has expired. So…he's a free man unless someone comes forward with a more recent accusation. So very fucking sad.
And that brings me to another point. I think what you've done by huffing off and defriending me has been really shitty. Yes, people have written stuff that I haven't agreed with both in their journals and my personal journal. But that's what they believe. I might try to politely debate them, but I'm not rude and if they don't show any signs of changing their views, I stop. And I definitely don't go on their personal journals and tell them they're ignorant or don't have all the facts. If they've told me that it's a sensitive topic, I don't even bother. I just scroll by because: A) what's the point of causing unnecessary drama? and B) they're entitled to believe what they want to believe. You could have just shaken your head and said, "there goes
So yeah. You claim to be a good Christian, but in my book, you haven't acted like one. I guess the only thing left I have to say to you is GOOD-bye and GOOD-riddance.