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elijahson
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The recent tragedy of the Amish school children in Pennsylvania brought home a lesson to me and i hope, perhaps to all of us. The facts of this terrible crime are that a lone gunman, Mr. Charles Roberts, murdered, or perhaps better put, executed 5 precious souls and seriously wounded 5 others, before taking his own life. In the midst of all this dire sorrow, it has been reported in the news, that not long after this tragic event, one of the Amish elders paid a visit to the widow of the man responsibile for taking the lives of their children. What i have heard is that he took this murderer’s wife in his arms and said “WE WILL FORIVE YOU”. When i first heard this i shuddered with the power of such a scene and statement. It is my conviction that the shuddering i felt was also felt in the infernal regions below, acts of this nature always do. I hope that i have my facts straight, if i do not please feel free to correct me. However, contemplating the facts that I do have, I have come a conclusion regarding our Clergy Abuse crisis here in the U.S. This crisis has financially crippled many dioceses and even bankrupted one to date that I am aware of. Whle not making light of the torture suffered by those who were abused, i wish the cry “We Will Forgive You” was as loud as “We Will Sue You”. Christ has called us to forgive yes even those charged with our well being and trust and who betrayed that trust. Why are we not hearing more about forgiving these pedophile priests or at least as much as we hear of the new lawsuits brought against dioceses? Has not Christ called us not to return evil for evil? I am not sure about the whole suing aspect, but let us not forget that the dioceses we bankrupt by these lawsuits (just or not) serve the sacraments to those who had nothing to do with the curel abuse they suffered and who are merely seeking and hoping for the grace of God. I am not saying that suing a diocese is wrong, but why are we not as vocal about forgiveness? Christ always calls us to forgive. I am not sure if he ever calls us to sue…
“We Will Forgive You”…and a little child shall lead them…in this case the child is Amish…
“We Will Forgive You”…and a little child shall lead them…in this case the child is Amish…