The ‘zero tolerance on sexual abuse’ policy has been adopted by the Roman Catholic Church in India. Sexual abuse of women and children by spiritual gurus and swamis is not
uncommon in India. Most involve long-term abuse of young women, which
started when they were minors. It takes a long time for victims to speak
up and press charges. However, when abuse of vulnerable children and
women takes place within a well-respected and institutionalised religion
such as the Roman Catholic Church, it becomes even more difficult to
accept.
Since we constantly read about churches getting burnt and priests being attacked, there is a constant anxiety that writing on this issue may be cited out of context for all the wrong reasons. Add to this my own religious affiliations, and the task becomes even more daunting. But the extreme vulnerability of the victims, and the attitude of the Church hierarchy of sweeping it under the carpet, compels me to write.
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/opinion/op-ed/130516/every-sin-must-be-punished.html
Since we constantly read about churches getting burnt and priests being attacked, there is a constant anxiety that writing on this issue may be cited out of context for all the wrong reasons. Add to this my own religious affiliations, and the task becomes even more daunting. But the extreme vulnerability of the victims, and the attitude of the Church hierarchy of sweeping it under the carpet, compels me to write.
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/opinion/op-ed/130516/every-sin-must-be-punished.html