I don't buy into the argument that follows the pattern "If you have nothing to hide, what's the big deal?" Sometimes it's right to refuse to do something, even though doing it would cause you no harm or hardship. Still, when you're the most hard-headed among all Catholics in the country -- as the Lincoln Diocese is on the subject of sex abuse in the church -- well, that's saying something. On that topic the Lincoln Diocese is back in the news, as Call to Action members were denied the ability to sneak petitions into a U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops meeting. It's not quite the press you'd like Lincoln to receive, but whaddayagonna do.
I knew the Lincoln Diocese forbids girls from assisting at services, but I didn't realize it's the only one in the country to have that policy, too. I don't know a whole lot about Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz, but I suspect he is not often described as "progressive". At least the guy has -- or wants to appear to have -- principles.
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If this was anyone but the Catholic Church, Bruskewitz would be lauded as a hero, a revolutionary, for bucking The System. It’s worth noting that the same people who are saying “If you have nothing to hide, what
Is the secret monitoring of priests’ phone calls part of the periodic audit?
I’m glad that Dave is willing to point out that the very people who support civil liberties are also the ones who don’t want the Lincoln Diocese to molest kids.
It doesn’t happen very often, Dave, but sometimes you give credit where credit is due.
I should say “many of the people.” I wouldn’t want to generalize.
Yeah Neal, that’s what I was trying to say. Thanks for clarifying. :/
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