Maureen Dowd with her biting wit and sobering insight unearths what is rotten in the Vatican....
Read moreMaureen Dowd with her biting wit and sobering insight unearths what is rotten in the Vatican.
She posits that the silence surrounding the molestation is part of a strong paternal instinct—which translates to protecting the entire house at the expense of the individuals, in this case children. She further elaborates that this misogynistic (as displayed in the "eschewing not just marriage, but intimacy with women ... not to mention any chance to familiarize themselves with the earthy, primal messiness of families and children.") undercurrent makes children collateral damage in the war the Catholic clergy must face against the private evils of their own sexuality. Whether it be homosexuality and heterosexuality. And as all oppressive entities have in common—it is not the weakness of the men, but the evil inherent in the woman's body. Look at the rhetoric surrounding homosexuality, it descends into their supposed femininity.
But Maureen Dowd makes strong points against the ills of the Catholic Church, and how it must change lest it forever be rejected by the world.
