tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post5648400101706361565..comments2024-03-29T08:14:32.748-04:00Comments on Bonfire of the Vanities: Penn State: What are they thinking?Fr Martin Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01375628123126091747noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-25539550025506351412011-11-27T11:05:18.026-05:002011-11-27T11:05:18.026-05:00It concerns me that there are so many children who...It concerns me that there are so many children who do not come from a home where there is a father. Now it has become too dangerous to allow other men to attempt to serve for them as a father figure. The Big Brother program for years was a way for mentors to help boys who would otherwise not have any positive adult male role models. Now it has become impossible for a good man to help such boys without people looking at a man who truely cares about such boys and the negative impact the lack of male role models and suspecting he has evil motives.<br />It is a very sad and evil world indeed, where Satan has used so few evil men to create so much destruction.TerryChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05643202804792947404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-88209892146070562992011-11-23T00:31:40.184-05:002011-11-23T00:31:40.184-05:00There will be clergy of all faiths, coaches in all...There will be clergy of all faiths, coaches in all sports, educators and other organization members who abuse children. It is sadly inevitable, but also by itself not the fault of these organizations. The problem comes when reputation or winning games or whatever is more important than stopping the abuse.<br /><br />It is a shame that it has affected not only the abused children but adults innocent of any wrong.Sevesteenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10167315201563562644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-55609243216900968182011-11-19T16:09:58.779-05:002011-11-19T16:09:58.779-05:00Your comments are exactly correct. While I do hat...Your comments are exactly correct. While I do hate the 'stupid' parts - it is rather a package deal. <br /><br />I also assumed - though I appreciate all of the 'corporate/institutional' help - that I was completely responsible for ensuring my son's safety in all things/areas - from fireworks to swimming to bike helmets to who he associated with including who he spent the night with.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16252872986381733863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-5930006986517519762011-11-18T19:52:40.194-05:002011-11-18T19:52:40.194-05:00We raised three sons when we were still Protestant...We raised three sons when we were still Protestant. To this day, I wonder about the (Protestant) church camp we sent them to. Some questionable things came to light much later. I would never send a child off to camp nowadays unless I planned to be a camp counselor at that camp. I am sad for the need for such rules in the Church, but glad that they are there.truthfinder2https://www.blogger.com/profile/02677700018308197978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-45895913708038169602011-11-18T15:20:47.190-05:002011-11-18T15:20:47.190-05:00Very well stated. As comedian Bill Engvall would ...Very well stated. As comedian Bill Engvall would say, "here's your sign" - and there were many. And I can't believe that no one spoke up in defense of the children.<br /><br />My heart aches for the boys who were subject to abuse at the hands of Jerry Sandusky. He was supposed to be a mentor, not an abuser.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381445346226109566noreply@blogger.com