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ThaGhettoJew posted:Also I can't help thinking that if canon law was enough to control the pedophilic priests they wouldn't face any kind of legal repercussions for their crimes. Seems kind of messed up from a rule of law standpoint. No matter how softly secular America steps around ecclesiastical issues Minnesota isn't technically supposed to be a theocracy. It's always kind of fascinating (and infuriating) to see that current of thought among the Catholic hierarchy that regards the Church as above the law.
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Peel posted:To be fair, the Catholic Church predates the concept of national sovereignty by more than a thousand years. I vaguely remember Benedict complaining that the Irish authorities interrogating Irish priests about covering up for pedophiles was somehow a violation of the Vatican's sovereignty, but I don't recall the specifics.
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