Sexual Misconduct Quotes
This was a fairly radical constraint on what had been a traditional priestly prerogative throughout the ages. However, the penalty for such a sin and infraction was rather modest—a warning for the first offence, followed by reducing the cleric’s income. There were more serious punishments proscribed for repeated offenses, but typical of most reform efforts a newly prohibited activity carries a very light penalty. For example $20 fines for providing alcohol to a minor was the initial penalty in some states. A then current comparison can be made since elsewhere in this council dueling between Christians was also prohibited. But the penalty for even the first offence was excommunication.
Referring to his opponent, John McClellan. Attack campaigning and slandering one’s opponent has a long history in American Politics.
Clinton later admitted to fallatio, claimed he was referring to sexual intercourse, and apologized for misleading the American people.
There were many other confirmations of the crassness to which the Papacy had descended. While Church historians disagree as to the extent of the vices of Pope Alexander VI, all agree that his personal life was a disgrace. However, a previous Pope provided guidance for interpretation of Papal behavior that was undesirable or immoral. See {590453}.
Interest is forbidden in all transaction, both business and personal.
The official position of the church was against the child molestation and rape by pedophile priests as it was against artificial contraception. Harris based his conclusion on the effort the church leaders and priests were making for each of the two issues. While the Pope condemned in no uncertain terms the pedophilia of the priests, the sermons and the literature of the church dealt with contraception much more frequently. At the time, the church was still covering up the sex scandal and some church officials were still in denial as to the extent. When the Pope was a cardinal, he also contributed to the cover-up, claiming to be hamstrung by the limitations of cannon law with regard to defrocking perverted priests.
The inspiration and first Supreme Leader of the theocracy of Iran ordered many Iranians machine gunned or executed on other ways for various sexual offenses where arguably he did a good job of enforcing Islamic Law. However, he made a mess of the economy—one of the many areas about which he was very ignorant had had no desire to learn about. See {635611} for an example of his preoccupation with sex in national policy making.