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Walker's avatar

Wait, what? Priests abusing children was very real and widespread - and covered up - for decades. I would not call it overhyped at all.

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Darij Grinberg's avatar

It was something like a running gag in German media for the 2000s; priesthood would only ever be mentioned in the context of pedophilia. (Arguably it was not a news-heavy decade.) I don't know how big the numbers actually were in Germany, but I suspect they were comparable with the much underexposed -- until now -- British rape gangs.

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Richard's avatar

Not even close!

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Promachos's avatar

You seem to regard rape as only serious if it can be used for a political agenda? Everything youтАЩre citing has been a very serious topic of discussion in womenтАЩs groups and by people campaigning against violence against women and children for literal decades. Maybe you just choose to ignore it until thereтАЩs a boogeyman you like the look of?

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