For those who wonder whether there really are good reasons for the complete separation of church and state, and wonder whether people, (not to mention the framers of the Constitution) have been rightly concerned about the mutual corruptions that can occur when the two get entangled -- or whether they are just anti-religious -- consider this Exhibit A. It is logical to assume that those who would resist accountability from their own religious institution would, if so empowered, resist accountability if they ever were to have state power.
CATHOLIC BISHOP ADMITS NOT TAKING MEASURES TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL ABUSE The Omaha World-Herald recently reported, "The Lincoln Diocese and three or four Eastern Rite eparchies are the only U.S. Catholic jurisdictions not to participate in the latest audits, said Teresa Kettelkamp, executive director of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office of Child and Youth Protection." Catholics and non-Catholics alike have every reason to ask, why on Earth would anybody would seek self-exemption from such accountability? Is there something to hide in Omaha? As I previously observed of Bishop Bruskewitz and his ilk:
Bishop Bruskewitz appears to be typical of certain members of a Catholic hierarchy that seems more interested in protecting the church as an institution rather than her flesh and blood members. Power always seems to come before the personal well-being of her congregants. Accountability is avoided. In its place, members of the Church hierarchy-such as Lincoln, Nebraska's bishop--brazenly seek to be exempted from the rules -- make that the laws -- that apply to everyone else. No wonder why many on the Catholic Right rail at the notion of keeping church and state separate.
The Catholic Right: A Series, by Frank L. Cocozzelli :
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