... Catholic Church has stood as a beacon of peaceful leadership for the world to follow. Catholics around the world have viewed church officials such as priests and bishops as bringers of spiritual guidance and forgiveness. Within the past several months, it has come to the attention of the world that many priests have been abusing their powers for as many as thirty ... in the ministry. Originally the church did see sexual abuse as a disease but instead as simply sins to be confessed. Now that the church is aware of sexual offenses as a sickness, they can get the appropriate help to the pr...

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