tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15492396.post5777077023522712554..comments2023-09-17T08:25:55.536-05:00Comments on hypgnosys: a difficult question.Dr.Alistairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03308832220555479141noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15492396.post-43098869644247380832007-09-04T06:17:00.000-05:002007-09-04T06:17:00.000-05:00x, prevalent? how can one guage the extent of such...x, prevalent? how can one guage the extent of such behaviour in a closed society such as the catholic church.<BR/><BR/>we are left to surmise that what we see in the media in terms of adult claims of such abuses reflect a tiny percentage of the actual figures.<BR/><BR/>indoctrinating one boy at a time?<BR/><BR/>that`s how it`s done in any other cultural environment.<BR/><BR/>boy scouts, school, clubs, sports teams, musical instruction....<BR/><BR/>why would the church be any different?<BR/><BR/>and the fact remains that the church is on the hook for millions of dollars in civil judgements for precisely that behaviour.<BR/><BR/>regarding my personal experience, i will post an experience tht i had in an up-coming blog, and while it was minor and trivial, is indicative of the odd behaviour of "teaching" environments......and certainly creeped out a boy of six or seven.Dr.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03308832220555479141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15492396.post-31546121301686438722007-09-04T00:09:00.000-05:002007-09-04T00:09:00.000-05:00I'm wondering just how prevalent this is. If it i...I'm wondering just how prevalent this is. If it is extremely prevalent, I can see your point. Otherwise, it seems like an awful lot of work to indoctrinate one boy at a time, let alone the girls.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps your own experiences of the church could put that into a better context?X. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561609651507566271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15492396.post-42890522684807179942007-08-29T19:46:00.000-05:002007-08-29T19:46:00.000-05:00priestly celibacy on the individual level....but i...priestly celibacy on the individual level....but i think there is a meta-purpose to thier behaviour.<BR/><BR/>all "schools" of preparation create a traumatic environment, a crucible for the mind, that compresses the psyche.<BR/><BR/>i think the catholic process merely forgot the higher teaching and the whole thing has collapsed into dogma.<BR/><BR/>the monks beat the children in the monestaries in tibet and make them do menial tasks all day and train in martial arts until they collapse from fatigue.<BR/><BR/>the spartans took boys from thier mothers at six or seven and beat the crap out of them until they were psychotic with killing rage.<BR/><BR/>the catholics use jesuit language patterns and buggery.<BR/><BR/>post traumatic shock is the clinical term for what used to be called battle fatigue or shell shock.<BR/><BR/>our own universities encourage similar behaviours and rituals......excessive drinking, psychological torture to get through piles of raw information to be regurgitated in exams, and sleep deprivation due to a combination of all of the above.<BR/><BR/>and of course the military does it to the youth of our society in six weeks of boot camp.Dr.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03308832220555479141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15492396.post-28313325925250532782007-08-29T12:44:00.000-05:002007-08-29T12:44:00.000-05:00nah - they just use it as an excuse to itch their ...nah - they just use it as an excuse to itch their "celibate scratch"<BR/><BR/>I'd suggest perhaps the change made way back to insist on priestly celibacy might itself be a ploy to frustrate and pervert the authentic transmission of the word of god. One more step removed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com