tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post8589945627762644376..comments2023-10-18T03:38:42.417-06:00Comments on Confessions and Contemplations: What if he were a priest...Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12743644644608446685noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-68681785277282607592009-10-02T00:11:12.978-06:002009-10-02T00:11:12.978-06:00Elizabeth,
Thank you for your comment. I'm so...Elizabeth,<br /><br />Thank you for your comment. I'm sorry you had to go through that experience. It makes me so mad that we have to talk about this stuff because the world isn't perfect. <br /><br />I, too, think it's a good thing to talk to the students about. I'm glad they've changed too. I'm a bit nervous about the class because I think I might be leading it on my own this time, but the video we have is really outstanding and I'll do my best to facilitate a dialog with the students afterward. If I can be the one person a child can trust, I will be happy to be that person.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12743644644608446685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-60943334697019912542009-10-02T00:07:50.585-06:002009-10-02T00:07:50.585-06:00As a former abused child (not by an outsider, but ...As a former abused child (not by an outsider, but by my own family), I can tell you that it may be sad that you are educating children about abuse, but it is important. You are doing them a great service. I wish someone had educated my siblings and me as a child. I wish we could have found someone whom we felt even cared back then. Times have changed. Thank God that they have!Elizabeth Mahlouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00334700057953625321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-40146439578323627072009-09-30T16:55:53.572-06:002009-09-30T16:55:53.572-06:00Fran,
Here is a piece at Salon.com my friend post...Fran,<br /><br />Here is a piece at Salon.com my friend posted on Facebook talking about how people seem to have forgotten the fact that he did really rape the girl. <br /><br />http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/28/polanski_arrest/index.html<br /><br />And here's the Andrew Sullivan post in case you haven't found it yet. <br /> <br />He's posted a lot about it today. <br />Using the Holocaust to defend Polanski: http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/09/crimes-to-the-grave.html<br /><br />This is the first one he posted. (I think. It's the first I saw).<br />http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/09/roman-polanski-raped-a-child.htmlMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12743644644608446685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-77990622412255978222009-09-30T16:33:22.088-06:002009-09-30T16:33:22.088-06:00Oh my God, have mercy on us all. This is INSANE.
...Oh my God, have mercy on us all. This is INSANE. <br /><br />This seems more like the plot of a failed movie than real life. I am speechless.<br /><br />He DRUGGED her, he had sex with her, she was 13.<br /><br />Questions? God help us all. I have yet to read Sullivan, I guess I will do that next. I am aghast.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-57479713258587693092009-09-30T16:22:39.482-06:002009-09-30T16:22:39.482-06:00Jeff,
Whoopi just lost all respect from me. "...Jeff,<br /><br />Whoopi just lost all respect from me. "Rape, rape?" What kind of lunacy is that? <br /><br />Then the feminists who have come out to defend him astonish me. Ok, Woody Allen's defense doesn't surprise me but still, it's just outrageous. He did flee the country pending sentencing. It's not like he was an alleged rapist who left to avoid capture. He fled before he had to pay the price of his crime. <br /><br />Following the Polanski news is like watching a train wreck. Andrew Sullivan has been posting the best stuff.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12743644644608446685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-40731570232235378522009-09-30T16:15:13.180-06:002009-09-30T16:15:13.180-06:00In as far as it's possible for any of these Ho...In as far as it's possible for any of these Hollywood defenders of Polanski's to ruin their careers (maybe it isn't possible these days), I think Whoopi Goldberg just ruined hers with "I don't think it was rape-rape..." Rape-rape? Is she serious??Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754406706300818849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-44829717538091763532009-09-28T20:47:14.766-06:002009-09-28T20:47:14.766-06:00I love Father Martin's writing and appearances...I love Father Martin's writing and appearances. He is a wonderful priest and you're right, a great representative of the Church today. I really wish we had more priests like him out there speaking out. <br /><br />The abuse scandal makes me angry, sad and defensive all at the same time. Saturday will be an interesting day. I definitely will have to pray about it and for help to get through it.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12743644644608446685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-55813987380425606272009-09-28T20:27:51.058-06:002009-09-28T20:27:51.058-06:00That was a great post by James Martin, SJ. He is o...That was a great post by James Martin, SJ. He is one of my favorite priests that are out there representing the church.<br /><br />The whole abuse scandal remains an issue for the church and you as a catechist understand this.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.com