I don't pretend to be a Christian, but. . .

I don't understand why you feel no one cares. BTW before I go any further, let me say I don't go to church. I have a HUGE post on that from several months back, if you ever wish to validate that. Ok, what would it take to prove to you yes, we Christians care about these issues and are deeply sicken by them? I don't understand what it is you see or are not seeing so it would help for me to better answer your question if I knew what it is exactly. BTW no attacks here, just looks like this could be an interesting converstation.

I can't understand why it wouldn't be a main story. I know that some Irish Catholic priests have been named and shamed, good thing I'm not very attached to my religion. I think if you look at the church's history, particularly the Catholic Church, there has been a lot of corruption in its past and yet it has still managed to thrive. And what I hate the most are the hypocrites who condemn and judge others when you could rip their Church to shreds...it's a strange world.

I don't think people are passive - changes are already occurring both inside and outside the church that will make it difficult for this kind of thing to happen in the future. If people "seem" passive, maybe it's just old news by now - this story broke years ago, and there's only so long that people can sustain emotional outrage, no matter how hard the media tries to keep us frenzied.

it is weird. i guess they feel like if they do not admit to knowing then they are not guilty. it is one of those dont look, dont tell type of things. That is why alot of people find religion all a hypocrisy. Because in religion, they say Judge not...yet they judge. They say dont lay with others in bed...yet they molest children...no i am not saying ALL people in religion do this...by no means...but that .001% makes the rest look bad

If I remember correctly , when the story first came out, there was alot of outrage from all types of Christians.But Americans have short attention spands. And the press went on the next big story.There had to be a huge cover up for this to go on for so long.I don't think that Christians are brainwashed. But if you are not Catholic, you follow the story from a far.I believe there are many outraged Christians, who are not Catholic, out there but they won't bad mouth the whole Catholic Church.So I don't think it is being brainwashing but political correctness that is stopping the outrage you want to see.

I've been a devout catholic in my younger years but after seeing such horrible things i've started to loose faith in it _ for one when they say "secrecy during confession" it doesnt mean they can still say a person's story during homily only they didnt mention his/her name. its twisted, all these religioun politics dont make them any different from the state politics that they most often than not continue to oppose :P if you're into history, you should look into my country's history. i live in the philippines and for 300 years we've been subject to the abuse of religious powers yet none of the people back then dared to oppose until some heros showed up to fight for the cause. i dont think its any different now, they're still up to their acts, trying to act all good but behind it all they cant live up to what they practice. i think if they want people to respect them, they should at least set a good example, but instead they just give excuses and say "we're only human." Jesus incarnated into human is an example that we can be like him and its not impossible. ah well _ religious issues like this really flares me up most of the time XD

I understand your anger. I also am deeply bothered by the wrong doings of the church. I am a born again christian. I can't believe that a man that teaches the word of god could ever do such a thing. plase try to understand that not all christians are brainwashed. especially this christian. I see and hear just as well as you. I think that the reason why most christians are blind to this is because they are in utter disbelief and they dont want to think about it. Instead of being angry at christians be angry at the people who did it just because priests did this does not mean that all christians are evil.