Andrew Sullivan: “If the Catholic church were a secular institution in Ireland and had been found guilty of child abuse to the massive extent the Church has, it would be forced to close. Its top officials would not be issuing statements of apology and regret, but serving sentences in jail.”
And yet here in the U.S., the church is injecting itself into the health care debate in the name of protecting children.
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And in my town, threatening to cut off aid to poor people in the name of stopping — wait for it — sexual deviance.