any member of the clergy who sexually abuses a child is NOT representing God
but misrepresenting God.
Clergy sexual abuse of children
eg priests who sexually abuse
choir boys and altar boys
to me are committing
acts of industrial espionage
and should be treated as such.
they are also betraying the trust
of congregants who make donations
toward their cost of living / stipend.
an element of
sexual abuse
for many survivors is being betrayed
by someone we trusted.
Many of us
were abandonded
sexual abuse often happened because someone breached their duty of care