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	Everyone but the Roman Catholic Church Itself – the Blame-Shifting Continues Firedoglake April 17, 2010 http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/41567 Recently, I've noticed a dramatic increase in the variety — and sheer lunacy factor — in the groups being blamed by the Catholic Church hierarchy, the Vatican, and its spokesmen (and they are always men, let us never forget that) for priests and bishops molesting, sexually abusing, and raping children. Ofttimes the abuse went on for decades while the Church concerned itself more about appearances and not losing a single cleric no matter how vile his behavior. Some of those being blamed are frequently mentioned, such as "homosexuals" or "loose sexual morals of modern society." Over the last few weeks, I began compiling a list of those blamed, especially as the Church spokesmen began really going wild with their allegations. Earlier this week, I posted a comment in Eli's Seminal diary, "Another Day, Another Scapegoat" with the list. A few kind comments later and some encouragement, here's my first FDL diary ever, including not only the list but links to the sources I was able to scare up with a few hours of Google searches. They may not always be the best web citation and a few are repeats, but I tried the best I could. Without further adieu, here's everyone blamed for the Church's pedophile problem, in no particular order (although the most recent one blaming porn was just reported today): Porn on television and the internet Homosexuals Atheists Anti-Semites Jews (especially Zionist Jews who brought the Holocaust upon themselves) Freemasons (who were in league with the Jews) Progressive Western societies with non-repressive sexual attitudes Liberals and progressives in general Activists, radical feminists, and gays International anti-Catholic conspiracies (in addition to the Jews and Freemasons) Petty gossip The NY Times President Obama Satan himself The children, who supposedly seduced priests on purpose (The Lolita Defense) Absolutely no one associated with the Roman Catholic hierarchy, the Vatican, or the current or previous popes ever Homosexuals (x3), which by definition also includes lesbians, although how that is supposed to work I have no clue whatsoever That's everything. If you have others, please feel free to post 'em in the comments.
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