John Hope Franklin wrote of the African American struggle for justice for seven decades. The [Second Vatican] Council was a visit of God to his church. U.S. Catholic bishops hold a national meeting in June. A formal complaint in 1973 accused the missionary of fondling two children, but after review, according to a Baptist Press report in 2002, the matter was resolved among the parties.. FAQ: Sexual Abuse by Protestant Clergy. Other researchers have argued that misconduct by clerics toward women is even more prevalent than their sexual abuse of children. Unfortunately, these churchgoers optimistic views do not match up with the reality of a majority of churches, said Holcomb, an Episcopal priest and co-author of three Christian books addressing sexual abuse. Major scandals have occurred in other Churches & Synagogues (this article, the Episcopal/Anglican, Lutheran scandals, the Mormon off-shoots, the Brooklyn Yeshiva case last year), in many academic institutions (the Penn State Sandusky crimes, and many schools, private and public, coaches and teachers), hospitals, the Boy Scouts, the US Olympic gymnastic team, political parties (the most notorious are in the UK Liberal Party - see Cyril Smith story, and the German Green party), the BBC & Jimmy Savile, and the notorious police inaction of a Muslim neighborhood in the UK (a fear of being labeled islamophobic resulted in the neglect). Recent accounts of abuse in the Anglican Church and in fundamentalist and evangelical churches reinforce the notion that abuse is often tied up in power structures that marginalize, shame and doubt the testimonies of victims. Several victims were pressured by their church leaders not to report sexual abuse. Journalists are now starting to write about the Churchs willingness to use their financial and political influence to fight against legislation that would hold them accountable for their wrongdoings (for example Statute of Limitation) and their collusion with law enforcement to protect sexually abusive priests and the Churchs image. Misguided interpretations of Christian teaching, she writes, were part of the problem, but the teachings of Christ were also her cure, solace, and center. Over time, she came to understand that abusive patterns in religion did not really represent God, and after attending Moody Bible Institute, she left the Southern Baptist Church to join the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), where she was ordained and where she began a ministry that focuses on the wounds that can be caused by organized religion and on the spiritual healing that must follow. No Celebrities Except Jesus: How Asbury Protected the Revival, Southern Baptist Convention Disfellowships Saddleback Church, After Chaos and Crisis, Beth Moore Still Finds Refuge in the Church, Turkish Christians Plead: Dont Distribute Bibles After Earthquake, With Gossip of the Gospel, the Church Grows in Nepal. //-->
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