Once again, kat, you don't seem to be able to perceive what is being said, or you purposely are twisting the statement because you have an agenda. The altar boy made the claim that due to him, his cousins, brothers, etc all being molested, hence The Church is populated by child molesters. First off, I don't believe that. Second, that is what is known as a gratuitous statement. Since his supposed experience was being used as evidence of his statement, I used my own to show that his statement is not true. Is there a problem? Absolutely. But The Church's worst detractors even admit that it amounts to a very small percentage.

Your dislike of Christianity is well documented. But to categorize many fine men and women who have devoted themselves to the causes that are well documented is a travesty. How would you explain those that have devoted themselves to the cause of peace? World hunger? Anti nuke movement? Environmental causes? Civil rights? Homelessness? The Labor Movement? How about Mother Theresa? Be upset with the hierarchy, and know that I share many, in fact most, of those same concerns. But to make the same blanket statements that you find abhorrent when applied to Paganism is just plain bigotry and hypocritical. How about we start painting you folks with the brush of animal sacrifice? You and I both know that that is not representative of all the Priest/Priestesses, but it would be the same thing, would it not?

Mick