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Nonetheless, it isn\u2019t difficult to see that much of the ire and outrage that was just and good quickly got swallowed up by people who were more interested in advancing agendas, building upon anti-Catholic bigotry, or just making a buck<\/a>.\u00a0 After all, it isn\u2019t like abuse only happens in the Catholic Church, despite Hollywood and Media portrayals. Just look at the public education systems. <\/p>\n

Many ask why, if the school system is a greater source of sexual abuse, we\u2019ve not heard any more about it than we have.\u00a0 Several reasons.\u00a0 Like Bill Maher\u00a0said, when a hot, buxom blond makes it with a fourteen year old, that\u2019s not rape.\u00a0 That\u2019s luck.\u00a0 I wonder if he thinks the same about a handsome priest and a fourteen year old?\u00a0 Plus, of course, the education system is heavily into advancing progressive values, a task shared by the media that is never quick to torpedo its allies in the cause.<\/p>\n

But most of all, because lawyers haven\u2019t found a way to cash in on the huge treasure chests of public school systems yet.\u00a0 The Catholic Church was a giant trove just waiting to be plundered.\u00a0 Not so the public school systems.\u00a0 But if there should be a way to cash in, expect lawyers at least to be leading the charge against yet one more evil and vile institution.\u00a0 Just like all the other evil and vial institutions that lawsuits expose.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"