I just don't take these people seriously anymore. It seems like a uniquely north american woman phenomenon
This reminds me how many in the Catholic Church had exactly the same attitude of denial about clerical pedophilia -- that it was an American phenomenon -- but they soon learned better (and, by coincidence, this article[1] on the topic is specifically about Germany):
BERLIN - The German Catholic church, which long regarded pedophilia among the clergy as a particularly American phenomenon, is now bracing for a possible crisis of credibility among the country's more than 27 million Catholics.
In recent weeks, half a dozen dioceses have come under intense media scrutiny for past abuse by priests and attempts by the church hierarchy to hush up the scandals. Critics are calling the revelations only the tip of the iceberg, while the church scrambles to control the damage.
This reminds me how many in the Catholic Church had exactly the same attitude of denial about clerical pedophilia -- that it was an American phenomenon -- but they soon learned better (and, by coincidence, this article[1] on the topic is specifically about Germany):
BERLIN - The German Catholic church, which long regarded pedophilia among the clergy as a particularly American phenomenon, is now bracing for a possible crisis of credibility among the country's more than 27 million Catholics.
In recent weeks, half a dozen dioceses have come under intense media scrutiny for past abuse by priests and attempts by the church hierarchy to hush up the scandals. Critics are calling the revelations only the tip of the iceberg, while the church scrambles to control the damage.
[1]http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/print2/080402_ge...