tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5469051312285079006.post6249663315022581496..comments2023-06-24T05:01:23.495-05:00Comments on A thorn in the pew: Lost day (Virtus rant, you've been warned)a thorn in the pewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11975456892778482598noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5469051312285079006.post-42909921801717922292008-03-05T22:38:00.000-05:002008-03-05T22:38:00.000-05:00Yes, I understand that it is not just priests. VI...Yes, I understand that it is not just priests. VIRTUS, however, is providing false information in the presentation(both the workbook and the video) and that is why I say it is propaganda. The millions of dollars lost in lawsuits across this country were not because of volunteers. They were gay pedophile priests that committed these atrocities. While I agree that anyone can abuse a child(and they do), the actual lawsuits were not about volunteers. That is not why we have been forced to take VIRTUS. I believe the Catholic Church could have created a more appropriate program that would be faith based(Catholic) and provide facts that focus on why the lawsuits/scandals occurred. I had seen the article in the CSM and did find it interesting. I am merely addressing the abuse scandal and who it targets. I saw parents and employees leaving that day very paranoid and fearful. The response should have been vigilant and aware. I have seen the results of "false accusations" so in that respect, VIRTUS brings out a paranoia that is not productive. I believe some program needs to be in place, VIRTUS, in my opinion, is not a solution.a thorn in the pewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11975456892778482598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5469051312285079006.post-24205585150853683732008-03-05T11:36:00.000-05:002008-03-05T11:36:00.000-05:00Not only priests can and sometimes do hurt childre...Not only priests can and sometimes do hurt children. It is fellow classmates, teachers, custodians, volunteers and the list goes on and on. Propoganda? What would you suggest? I am curious to see what you find to be better than educating and screening those who have contact with our children. You may have been inconvenienced by the VIRTUS training, but would you consider it an inconvenience if it saved even one child somewhere?<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/><BR/>Kelly<BR/>http://catholicponderings.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>P.S. Perhaps you will find this of interest, yet maybe you will not. It is from a non-Catholic Christian source and indicates how widespread the problem of abuse really is and that it is primarily voluteers who are abusing our children.<BR/><BR/>http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0405/p01s01-ussc.htmlKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06847062709096896817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5469051312285079006.post-69854359079006660082008-02-21T11:14:00.000-05:002008-02-21T11:14:00.000-05:00i know good, holy people who quit teaching CCD bec...i know good, holy people who quit teaching CCD because they refused to be fingerprinted and subjected to the propaganda. All because of a few demonic perverts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com