Comics against pedophile priests
Sometimes, a picture really is worth a thousand words.
From Newsweek:
After years of humiliating sexual-abuse scandals, Roman Catholic Church officials are trying harder than ever to convince parishioners that they’re doing everything they can to prevent such tragedies from happening again. That means public education, training programs and—in the New York Archdiocese—a surprisingly direct, abuse-themed coloring book for kids that’s being sent to parishioners across the area. At first glance, "Being Friends, Being Safe, Being Catholic" is what you’d expect from a Christian handout: lessons in loving thy neighbor and knowing we’re all special in God’s eyes, plus a fun word search with names of people whom kids can trust (parents, counselors, teachers). Many of the book’s cartoon-sketch drawings, which were created by a church volunteer, are light in tone and narrated by an angel looming overhead. But on one page, the angel warns of an online predator—with chest hair exposed—who attempts to chat with a child; on another (shown above), the angel implies that children should make sure they’re never alone in a room with a priest.
Uh… okay. Me, I’m waiting for the inevitable Jack Chick anti-Catholic screed.
Happy Hannukah, everyone. (Hat tip: Boing Boing.)
Not so much with a priest, as with anyone.OTOH, isn't confession more-or-less being "being in a room with just one other person"?OTGH, are we training a whole generation to be afraid of everyone?
"Are we training a whole generation to be afraid of everyone?" Yes, we certainly are. Paranoia seems to have become our stock in trade. As we get closer to the elections this will grow and magnify, particularly from our current president who will try to preserve his legacy. Instead of voting for the lesser of two (or more) evils, next year I just might vote for the person who tries to scare me the least.
For the past 6 years, it has been terrorists. This year and next, is it nuclear Iran?
And what sick sob is doing their model sheets? And angels are guys!