6/13/2023 0 Comments Body language leaving neverlandCelibacy is said by many to the cause of sexual abuse – of children and adults – by Catholic clergy. ![]() Its core belief comes from the sexual revolution of the late 1960s: we are, above all, sexual beings, so sexual repression is wrong and harmful. Society must do what it can to help and compensate these people and bring perpetrators to justice.īut the morality of the third millennium can be very confusing. Such abuse has been going on for a long time, probably forever some of the victims speaking up today cite experiences going back to the 1950s and 1960s. As many are now testifying belatedly, it can do lasting harm to both body and soul. In the hierarchy of sexual outrages, the abuse of children is currently at the top, as it should be. ![]() ![]() This month has seen the unmasking of the late pop music idol Michael Jackson and the jailing of Catholic eminence Cardinal George Pell for the same reason. Harvey Weinstein is the iconic example, although he was preceded by others: for example, television entertainers Bill Cosby, the late BBC hero Jimmy Saville, and the Australian legend Rolf Harris, all accused of child sexual abuse, among other things. As the #MeToo movement continues to topple public figures, the new sexual morality that it represents demands something really sensational from time to time.
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