{"id":6534,"date":"2010-03-22T05:56:54","date_gmt":"2010-03-22T11:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/?p=6534"},"modified":"2010-03-22T05:56:54","modified_gmt":"2010-03-22T11:56:54","slug":"media-reports-of-church-sex-abuse-scandal-unjust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/features\/letters-to-the-editor\/media-reports-of-church-sex-abuse-scandal-unjust\/","title":{"rendered":"Media reports of church sex abuse scandal unjust"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Dear Editor: Attempts to undermine the Catholic Church by the media and others regarding the recent sex-scandal is wrong and unjust to the vast majority by innocent priests, who are faithful to their vows.<\/p>\n

While the scandal is sickening and disheartening it must be put in its proper perspective. First, the Catholic Church is the only church that can be traced directly back to Christ.<\/p>\n

Second, a very small percentage of priests are actually sex-abusers. Statistics show that within the general population, priests are among those least likely to be abusers i.e. 80 to 90 percent of the cases happen in families. Even Jesus had his Judas.<\/p>\n

Third, people should bear in mind that priests have to respect the special nature of secrecy involved in the act of confession which was entrusted to the church by Christ.<\/p>\n

Finally, the word \u201cabuse\u201d has been misinterpreted and exaggerated to include acts that were considered normal and harmless forms of discipline only a short time ago. No doubt what society needs today is more discipline – not less.<\/p>\n

The Church will weather this storm as She has weathered every other storm and come out victorious. Rather than condemn the church for the sins of a few, people should be climbing aboard the barque of Peter for it will be their only safe haven in these troubling times.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,
\n– Paul Kokoski<\/p>\n

Kokoski is a native and resident of Canada, and is an avid reader of Dominica News Online.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dear Editor: Attempts to undermine the Catholic Church by the media and others regarding the recent sex-scandal is wrong and unjust to the vast majority by innocent priests, who are faithful to their vows. 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