but they fire a pregnant teacher?

Subject: Re: but they fire a pregnant teacher?


Joe and All Curious Ones.

Well, I am not suggesting that there are curious looking people on this
list, merely referring to our collective sense of curiosity.
But here's the sad news. The pregnant teacher was not a member of the
Protected Group. The Church, as does any tight knit organization, takes
care of its own. Therefore, they naturally protect their errant priests by
shuffling them off to other Diocese, after lecturing them and extracting a
vow that they will mend their ways.
They could very well have done this for the teacher, told her she was
naughty and would have to move to Podunk to the little mission school in
order to continue teaching.
Which brings up another curious omission. Where are the scandalous stories
about Nuns who slipped and became pregnant? Are Nuns really that much more
Faithful than Priests?
If this is true, and I see no evidence that it is not, then it stands to
reason that Women should become the High Priests of the Church.
I don't know about you, but I'd far prefer my little sons in the company of
Mother Mary than off in a corner with Father Dick.

Carl Jarvis

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Subject: but they fire a pregnant teacher?


Here's a story about the Montana Diocese filing bancruptcy for decades of
child abuse which is in fact organized rape! Yet they allowed the firing of
a single teacher for becoming pregnant because supposedly she had sinned and
was a bad role model?


Now as someone who loves the idea of justice, including social justice,
which in large part were notions given to me through Catholic teachings and
upbringing I find this stand or stance indefenseable and more than
hypocritical. The saddest thing about it is the taint upon positive
teachings and the bulk of practioners who do good things, and bad, for that
matter, but who imo are good folks.

If the Catholic Church didn't have 1.2 billion members I wouldn't care so
much, but like it or not it is a global force. Thus imo it is everyone's
business.

Joe
NATIONAL BRIEFING ROCKIES Montana: Diocese Files for Bankruptcy. By THE
ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena filed for bankruptcy
protection

on Friday as part of a proposed $15 million settlement for hundreds of
victims who say clergy members sexually abused them over decades while the
church

covered it up. Dan Bartleson, a spokesman for the diocese, said the Chapter
11 bankruptcy reorganization plan came after confidential mediation sessions

with the plaintiffs' lawyers and insurers, resulting in the deal to resolve
the abuse claims. Federal Bankruptcy Court in Montana would be responsible

for approving and supervising the disbursement of $15 million to compensate
the 362 victims identified in two lawsuits, and at least $2.5 million will

be set aside for others who come forward, Mr. Bartleson said. The church
expects to pay that $2.5 million, with the rest to be paid by insurers, he
said.

It does not expect to have to liquidate assets or close programs, he said..





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