Comments on: Anglican Clergy Not to be Left With Children http://www.babble.com.au/2009/06/19/anglican-clergy-not-to-be-left-with-children/ The magazine for a new generation of parents Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:25:12 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: MB http://www.babble.com.au/2009/06/19/anglican-clergy-not-to-be-left-with-children/comment-page-1/#comment-5272 MB Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:53:55 +0000 http://www.babble.com.au/?p=18216#comment-5272 There would probably be a higher level of abuse in churches because abusers of children actively seek out places in which they will have access to children eg. schools, churches, community groups like scouts. The article isn't clear about who the abusers actually are either. The abusrs are not necessarily all clergy, they may be people working in voluntary positions such as youth group leaders, Sunday school teachers etc. Again, paedophiles are attracted to places where there are children. Hopefully, churches will learn from this not to be so naive about who is around. There would probably be a higher level of abuse in churches because abusers of children actively seek out places in which they will have access to children eg. schools, churches, community groups like scouts.
The article isn’t clear about who the abusers actually are either. The abusrs are not necessarily all clergy, they may be people working in voluntary positions such as youth group leaders, Sunday school teachers etc. Again, paedophiles are attracted to places where there are children. Hopefully, churches will learn from this not to be so naive about who is around.

]]> By: Peter G. Brown http://www.babble.com.au/2009/06/19/anglican-clergy-not-to-be-left-with-children/comment-page-1/#comment-5246 Peter G. Brown Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:30:33 +0000 http://www.babble.com.au/?p=18216#comment-5246 Child abuse is truly abhorrent. The real problem has been that its perpetrators have gotten away with either a slap on the wrist or nothing. I hope, however, that the Churches will not use this as an excuse for (another) anti-gay witch hunt. The (perhaps intentional) blurring between homosexuality and paedophilia has been one of the main causes for keeping the real culprits out of gaol. PS. The word is denominational NOT deminational. Child abuse is truly abhorrent. The real problem has been that its perpetrators have gotten away with either a slap on the wrist or nothing.
I hope, however, that the Churches will not use this as an excuse for (another) anti-gay witch hunt. The (perhaps intentional) blurring between homosexuality and paedophilia has been one of the main causes for keeping the real culprits out of gaol.

PS. The word is denominational NOT deminational.

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