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> the places with the most rigorous enforcement of theological dominance also have the worst child abuse problems.

Citation needed. The data doesn't back up that claim, contrary to the media's narrative.

A report which Christian Ministry Resources (CMR) released in 2002 stated that contrary to popular opinion, there are more allegations of child sexual abuse in Protestant congregations than there are in Catholic ones, and that sexual violence is most often committed by volunteers rather than by priests.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_sexual_abuse_c...

Catholic clergy aren't more likely to abuse children than other clergy or men in general. The 4 percent figure appears lower than school teachers during the same time frame, and certainly less than offenders in the general population of men.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/do-the-right-thing/2...




You come here and quote a study by Christian Ministry Resources?

But you've leapt to your own interpretation of what I wrote, maybe go back and try again.




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