Spiritual/Political/Philosophical Blog on the Nature of Truth and Falsehood and Heaven
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Tuesday, June 11, 2002 Divine Rights I haven't got an agenda for the bishops and the priest sex scandals. Zero tolerance seems excessive (since it hasn't worked well in other areas of life), but where positions of trust and power are in play do we really want policemen who have been convicted of crimes returning to the force? Prison guards caught smuggling in drugs for inmates promoted as supervisors? Doctors caught killing a patient, reclaiming their license? We could go on and on in the same vein, but I think most people's reaction is that abuse of power in such a manner wins automatic disqualification to such an office. No one is saying a discharged priest can't be a Christian anymore. Simply that he can't hold office. What's so horrible about that? But when you believe that God picked you (anointed like the divine right of kings) and your fellows, the notion of losing office may seem to contradict God's will, and thus ought to be untouchable - once a priest, always a priest. posted by Mark Butterworth | 1:51 AM | |
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