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Church leaders held meetings where children were told to forgive the man who sexually abused them and forget the abuse (newsie.social)

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Church leaders held meetings where children were told to forgive the man who sexually abused them and forget the abuse. An internal church document also suggests that, when appropriate, both parties be brought together for a discussion.propublica.org/article/minneso#News #Minnesota #Duluth #Abuse #Church #Religion #Law #Crime #Epstein

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[–] pstewart@mastodon.sandwich.net 1 point 11 months ago

@ProPublica Churches continue to be churches, I see. Every single time one of them notices an abuser it seems to be the same thing: take the victim aside, berate them for risking the abuser's soul, order them to either forgive or apologize to the abuser, repeat as needed.(I'm still flabbergasted/depressed at how many religious collges/universities get away with having that kind of thing as official policy without having their doors kicked in by law enforcement.)

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