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В штате Коннектикут (Connecticut) решили изменить Закон — убрать из него “срок давности” для преступников-педофилов.

Священники Католической Церкви очень возмущены.

Hartford, Connecticut (CNN) — A bill in Connecticut’s legislature that would remove the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse cases has sparked a fervent response from the state’s Roman Catholic bishops, who released a letter to parishioners Saturday imploring them to oppose the measure.

Under current Connecticut law, sexual abuse victims have 30 years past their 18th birthday to file a lawsuit. The proposed change to the law would rescind that statute of limitations.

The proposed change to the law would put “all Church institutions, including your parish, at risk,” says the letter, which was signed by Connecticut’s three Roman Catholic bishops.

Отсюда.

Странно, — чего они боятся?!

Under the bill’s provisions, anyone older than 48 who makes a sex abuse claim against the church would need to join an existing claim filed by someone 48 or younger. Older claimants would need to show substantial proof that they were abused.

Там же.

С таким определением Интернета, какое я привел в заголовке, — я тоже встречался.

Это — правда.

Отыскал в этой “помойке” что-то, невероятное. Во всяком случае, что-то, совершенно не укладывающееся в мой мозг.

Утверждение о том, что педофилия — не преступление.

Paedophilia (in America pedophilia) is a sexual orientation, a predilection, a pattern of thought. It is not a behaviour, thoughts cannot, in a decent free society, be crimes. Therefore paedophilia cannot be considered a crime…

…There are people who are not sexually attracted to adults of either sex but are sexually attracted to children. These people are paedophiles. This is what paedophilia is, the sexual attraction towards children. Just as many Christian churches draw a distinction between people with homosexual tendencies and those who indulge in homosexual activity we should be quite clear that there is a fundamental difference between being sexually attracted by thoughts of children and chopping up children and burying the bodies. The criminal law does not punish people for wanting to have more money, but it does have sanctions against people who act on that desire in ways which infringe the rights of others. The same is true of paedophilia. Being sexually attracted to children is not a crime, it can’t be, thoughts alone cannot be criminal.

Полностью.

Если совсем коротко, то — человек утверждает, что педофилия не является преступлением в “настоящем свободном обществе” (in a decent free society).

Словно, в подтверждение этому посту. Есть люди, как я полагаю, их не очень мало, которые готовы оправдать даже такое чудовищные преступления, как преступления против детей.

Мне этого не понять. Видимо, я еще не настолько “свободен”.

Когда-то, Папа Римский извинялся за американских католических священников.

Теперь — извиняется за ирландских.

Pope Benedict XVI has apologised to victims of child sex abuse by Catholic priests in Ireland.

In a pastoral letter to Irish Catholics, he acknowledged the sense of betrayal in the Church felt by victims and their families.

The Pope said there had been “serious mistakes” among bishops in responding to allegations of paedophilia.

Взято — здесь.

Как мне кажется, было бы лучше, если бы католическим священникам разрешили иметь семьи.

В смысле — жениться.

Scandals involving Catholic priests have been reported in other countries, including the Pope’s native Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Austria and the US.

Addressing the victims of abuse, the Pope wrote: “You have suffered grievously and I am truly sorry.”

Там же.

А, здесь, — полный текст письма Папы.