Priests claim sexual abuse charges violate their religious freedom - https://boingboing.net/2026/03/25/priests-claim-sexual-abuse-charges-violate-their-religious-freedom.html "Their lawyer is claiming, in effect, that being a priest should exempt them from rules that apply to everyone else in similar roles."
Priests claim sexual abuse charges violate their religious freedom

They are not being charged for being priests. They are being charged for abusing the power that comes with it.

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@glynmoody

what's the saying "your freedoms end where they start restricting those of others".

Or to use an example :
"If your religion thinks sexual assault is ok for your priests, but my religion says rapists must be hung drawn and quartered, whose religious freedom wins out? "

@Taco_lad maybe religions are a bad idea...
@glynmoody once they were good, because the dogma and appeal to authority maintained social cohesion and health practices without needing to explain the reasons behind the word.
They provide simple rules for people who cannot understand the world.