A Kenosha church youth worker faces 20 new felony charges after investigators identified more than 400 child sexual abuse material files on his phone, expanding an existing abuse case.
      • HM King Charles III DG FD@feddit.ukMEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Evil people are found in every community. I think we (including Christians) should stop just generically labelling blanket groups as paedophiles. Whether they be Roman Catholics, LGBTQ+ community, etc. paedophiles infiltrate anywhere and everywhere, especially where they can gain influence such as schools, churches, broadcasting environments, etc.

        • The_v@lemmy.world
          41·
          2 months ago

          Any organization that knowingly gives this type of subhuman garbage support and access to the vulnerable are complicit in their crimes.

          Ethical organizations put up safeguards to actively weed out the abusers. For example: Public schools and the medical field have numerous safeguards to prevent abusers from having access to victims. The abusers still find a way in on occasion but it is more rare because it’s more difficult.

          Many religious organizations, private schools, etc coverup the crimes. They create a safe haven for these abusers to hurt more victims. Abusers flock to these organizations because they are protected.

          So yeah it’s perfectly fair to call the Catholic priests a bunch of pedo’s. The entire organization hid and supported the abuse for centuries. It’s also pretty fair to associate “Youth Pastor” or “Boy Scout Leader” with a pedo ring as well due to the frequency of these “shocking” arrests.

          • HM King Charles III DG FD@feddit.ukMEnglish
            1·
            1 month ago

            My denomination mandates that you submit a specific government background check certificate (the same one needed to work in places like schools) to the Church before working with children. This should be the standard at least.