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I have never been treated worse than by people in the Church.
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Harry said…
Was it over the internet?
People become worse with anonymity and long distances.
June 18, 2012 at 8:51 AM
Kevin O'Brien said…
No, Harry, it's been in person or over the phone or via the internet - and it's been a theme for many years.

Fr. Groeschel once said, "If you're going to get close to the Church, you're going to get hurt."

I hate to be cynical, but scoundrels are scoundrels, and sanctimoniousness is good cover for bad behavior.

This is not to overlook all the goodness and love expressed by many - in the Church and out.
June 18, 2012 at 8:58 AM
Joey Higgins said…
I haven't had the experience that people in the Church behave worse towards me (yet), but I know that it always hurts more when people in the church behave badly - especially when done under the guise that I am "not [something] enough."

My mother has had at least one similar experience.
June 18, 2012 at 10:50 AM
Joey Higgins said…
(sorry that you have had that experience. It's not fun at all).
June 18, 2012 at 10:50 AM
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