The Doctrine of "Mental Reservation"

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Even the Vatican admits that between 1 on 60 and 1 in 20 priests have molested children worldwide. Not exactly a “tiny percentage”.
Zoe Brain:
A good thread mentioning 2 of the studies used by the Vatican in formulating the 1.5%-5% range is at forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=403243

By one method, it’s 2%, by another, 4%.
Is it “mental reservation” to leave out that the percentage of pedophiles in the general population is about the same?
 
Just as a matter of interest, how did this thread end up in Secular News? Didn’t it start off in the Apologetics forum? :confused:
 
Just as a matter of interest, how did this thread end up in Secular News? Didn’t it start off in the Apologetics forum? :confused:
It’s a news item, so the moderators moved it to the News forum. Similar things happen when non-news items are placed in the News forums - the moderators move them into the Apologetics forum. It’s pretty simple actually.

If someone wants to start another thread in the Apologetics forum about mental reservation without attaching it to a news item, it would, no doubt, stay there.
 
It’s a news item, so the moderators moved it to the News forum. Similar things happen when non-news items are placed in the News forums - the moderators move them into the Apologetics forum. It’s pretty simple actually.

If someone wants to start another thread in the Apologetics forum about mental reservation without attaching it to a news item, it would, no doubt, stay there.
But why is it in Secular News? It’s a news item about a Catholic issue.
 
Because the job of a moderator is thankless and hard, and everyone makes mistakes sometimes.

Now would be a good time to think of them, and thank them. If this is the worst mistake they ever make, they won’t be doing too badly.
 
Because the job of a moderator is thankless and hard, and everyone makes mistakes sometimes.

Now would be a good time to think of them, and thank them. If this is the worst mistake they ever make, they won’t be doing too badly.
In the words of my favorite non-informational poster…Amen to that! 👍
 
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