I dont see religions as organizations. They arent businesses making money. Religion isnt a business.
'Making money' has nothing to do with whether something is an organisation or not. To be clear, this Royal Commission isn't putting Catholicism on trial. It is investigating coverups by certain sections of the Catholic Church in Australia, with some particular aspects of the Church being investigated more heavily, such as the Marist Brothers. These are registered organisations, with heirarchies, reporting responsibilities, and a duty of care to those whom they taught (in the case of schools), cared for (in the case of hospitals) and otherwise interacted with, just as any formal organization has.
Thats like having a group of friends and I give out cup cakes for free because we are like that. One person behind my back decides to charge peoplenwithout my knowing. I wonder why we get so many "good customers." We must be doing well for a small group who loves handing out cake. But someone took advantage of our group for money.
It goes all over the news and people think "Carlita's business went down hill" and while Im trying to clean up everyones mess other people are selling cakes that are originally free.
Regardless of the people who chose to make money off our cakes, my group was never a business. It was not an organization where "you make a profit". The point is the love of giving out cakes.
It's nothing like this.
It's more like, you are giving out chocolate cupcakes. One of your friends thinks it's funny to take a dump in the cake batter. This is obviously not your fault, nor the fault of your small group/orgnization, although it's obviously a shame for the people eating the cupcakes. As a penalty, you send her to the next room....where she continues to make cupcakes, and hand them out to people. Whilst there is a chance she's still taking a dump in the batter, you figure she should get a second chance. And maybe a third after that.
There is a point, then, where your group becomes liable for the actions of the group member, since you covered up and otherwise facilitated continued inappropriate action.
And if the thought of eating a cupcake made from poo is a little stomach-turning, I apologise for the image. Of course, it pales into insignificance compared to what ACTUALLY happened.
I see the same as the Church. The People of the Church may abuse other members and body but the Church is not about profit, cover ups, etc. Thats not the point of the RCC and any church or religion.
'The church is not about coverups...'
Once again, I need to ask someone whether they have reviewed any of the evidence provided to the Royal Commission. This isn't (only) about rogue priests, but the actions of the church heirarchy in dealing with the members of the organization when they committed acts of pedophilia, and the impact this had on future victims.
You cant base ye definition of the church based on what a handful of people did in the church that gave it Again a bad name. A family is still a family. Once you see it as something else, it becomes bias and negative. Thats not religion.
I base my definition of the church on how the church handled incidences of pedophilia and harming of children under it's care. In particular, I look at how the leaders of the church led. If it helps, I don't blame God, nor do I blame Catholics.