Reply #11: It's wrong because a false accusation can ruin someone's life. [View All]

[DemBones DemBones]

Not all priests are child molesters. Not all priests are telling their parishioners who to vote for, either.

I'm all for imprisoning child molesters, whatever their occupation. I'm all for punishing clergy of any religion who try to influence an election. Call the police on the former and the IRS on the latter.

But people have been known to lie to get revenge against someone, or to get money, or just for shits and giggles. Kids have lied about teachers, priests, family members, etc., sometimes believing they were telling the truth but led in their accusations by what adults said to them, sometimes knowing it was a lie but getting stuck in repeating the lie; sometimes lying deliberately.

Maybe all the priests on this list really are molesters. Who knows? But making such a list public will set a precedent for making future lists of people accused of a crime public, too.

They want to publicize a list of men accused. Not convicted. Not even indicted. Just accused.

This is the place where someone says "You don't have anything to worry about if you're not guilty." You believe that's true?