Truckers outraged by Cardinal George Pell's sex abuse comparison

[SecularMotion]

The Australian Trucking Association has joined child sexual abuse victims and their advocates in expressing outrage at comments made by Cardinal George Pell while giving evidence before a royal commission on Thursday night.

While facing questions from the royal commission into institutional responses to child sex abuse, Pell said the Catholic Church was no more responsible for child abuse carried out by church figures than a trucking company would be if they employed a driver who molested women.

“If the truck driver picks up some lady and then molests her, I don’t think it’s appropriate, because it is contrary to the policy, for the ownership, the leadership of that company to be held responsible,” Cardinal Pell told the commission via video link from Rome on Thursday.

His comments left chair of the Australian Trucking Association, Noelene Watson, fuming.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/22/truckers-outraged-by-cardinal-george-pells-sex-abuse-comparison

[edhopper]

1. Being compared to priests

is pretty insulting.
Truckers work hard and contribute to society.

[cbayer]

2. Ok, that's hilarious and very well deserved.

I think they should organize a boycott of everyone involved in this.

No more amazon for you!

[Kber]

3. If the ownership and leadership of a trucking company knew they were employing a predator

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Who was using company property and prestige to lure his victims, and turned a blind eye, or even expanded his route, damn skippy it's appropriate to hold them accountable!

Sheesh!

[Warren Stupidity]

4. If the trucking company had had the foresight to get a fascist dictator

to install them as a sovereign nation, they could pretty much get away with the same morally dubious nonsense that the Vatican is getting away with.