Re: virus: Sins of the Fathers Is child molestation a sickness or a crime? by Thomas Szasz

From: Mark Collins (me@thisisnurgle.org.uk)
Date: Fri Jul 26 2002 - 15:16:34 MDT


On Friday 26 July 2002 6:44 pm, you wrote:
> Saying that a priest who takes sexual advantage of a child
> entrusted to his care "suffers from pedophilia" implies that there is
> something wrong with his sexual functioning, just as saying that
> he suffers from pernicious anemia implies that there something
> wrong with the functioning of his hematopoietic system. If that
> were the issue, it would be his problem, not ours. Our problem is

Also, it wouldn't be the problem of his employer either. Why is everyone
sueing the church because of the actions of their employees, actions which
are not taken on the churches behalf?

Would you consider sueing the employer of someone who raped you tomorrow?

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