New York Archdiocese's anti-pedophile coloring book
The New York Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic church has published comic book that depicts cute angels warning children never to be alone with an adult (which presumably includes priests).
At first glance, "Being Friends, Being Safe, Being Catholic" is what you'd expect from a Christian handout: lessons in loving thy neighbor and knowing we're all special in God's eyes, plus a fun word search with names of people whom kids can trust (parents, counselors, teachers). Many of the book's cartoon-sketch drawings, which were created by a church volunteer, are light in tone and narrated by an angel looming overhead. But on one page, the angel warns of an online predator—with chest hair exposed—who attempts to chat with a child; on another (shown above), the angel implies that children should make sure they're never alone in a room with a priest.Link (Thanks, Neal!)
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Bravo for these guys!
I'm a pretty staunch athiest but i was fortunate enough to know some pretty awesome priests growing up.
While i have many objections on the stances they take, none of them were child rapists, and the state of their vocation is a pretty sad thing, a friend of mine who is a priest is pretty severely depressed over it.
A good read for people interested is "Vows of silence" a book by catholics about the seriousness of the issues. Hopefully by taking steps like this the Church can stomp out this kind of thing from happening. actively prosecute the pedophile priests, get em behind bars, and then they can move on to reforming other things like taking the church back from the pope, okaying birth control (which should have happened over 50 years ago) giving the okay for priests marrying (also, should have happened a long time ago, for more info see the book "papal sins")
keep it moving forward guys.
Is that boy getting out of bed? Removing a potato sack from his head? Fishing for something in the bag? And what are those broomstick things in the corner behind the door?
@#2: He appears to be puting on his alterboy vestments. As to the shovel/brooms, they appear to be collection baskets. This appears to be a backstage room where they store all of the magic tricks/costumes for the performance.
Note the absence of rabbits, though - not an Easter show...
All good, but I really think that they should extend the warning to being in the same room as a priest. Period. No good can come of it.
He's a altar server putting on (or removing) his alb (the long white robe they wear during the mass). He and the priest are in the sacristy, a room in or near the church building where vestments, sacred vessels, altar linen, etc., are kept. You see a chalice and a cabinet which must hold the wine and Holy Host for the Eucharist. But brooms and other secular cleaning utensils are often also kept in the sacristy, of course.
also i'd like to point out that this promotes sexy angels. You get more followers if you can promise an afterlife with sexy things.
How bloody ridiculous! This is just going to be yet another way to make our children paranoid - Oh no, the bogeyman cometh!!! Absolutely crazy! Far Far better that the catholic church should actively do something about dealing with pedophilia in it's ranks. As I'm sure you all know, the (now) pope was in charge of running an organized scheme from Rome that hid the activities of these perverted priests for 20 years... "Crimen Sollicitationis" was enforced for 20 years by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger before he became the Pope. You can watch the BBC Panorama program on the issue at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/5389684.stm
Jeez, I hate this stuff. My son spent years in fear of talking to anyone (sometimes including me) in case that person was a STRANGER! I can just imagine a mother having to explain to a youngster that we don't have to leave the public restroom door open when we are alone in there with Mommy, even though she IS an adult.
For all that those angels are telling the kid not to be alone, he is alone with that man (I assume a priest). The only beings beside the man are the angels, and they're either not real or not impacting whatever's going on.
It sounds like what a pedophile would say, "I know we're not supposed to be alone together, but the angels are here and they know what we're doing so it's OK."
I guess confessionals will soon have a pic of Admiral Ackbar saying "It's a trap!"
Is it not irresponsible to be teaching kids that any adult he or she is alone with will probably molest them?
This is one step beyond teaching kids normal prudence around strangers. But then, I wouldn't take child rearing advice from an organization that teaches kids that if they masturbate they'll go to hell.
Nor would I take advice about preventing child abuse from a church that harbors and protects child molesters. But that's just me.
This is pure fear mongering, like this week's Newsweek cover showing a child in a gasmask.
"Child in a gasmask! Oh, God, what fresh Hell is this?!" Answer: food allergies. Headline: "Kids and the (Coming) Food Allergy Threat."
We have become a nation of cowering, easily led morons.
http://www.allergizer.com/50226711/newsweek_allergies.jpg
Sweet jeebus, a child should NEVER be alone with a coloring book! Paper cuts are only the most obvious danger here. Coloring alone promotes "artistic" lifestyles and may even lead to coloring outside the lines. Stop them before another crayon gets broken, inappropriately peeled or possibly chewed on!
For some reason, this post just isn't interesting at all. Catholics made a comic book that is creepy because they try too hard to get their point across. Big deal. Where are my 2G1C tshirts???
"Coloring" is part of the gay agenda! They want you to accept "alternative lifestyles," the kind that lead to STDs!
Somebody had to do it:
http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/priestcom.html
I think that angel was in Cherub Gang Bang 3.
16# that was Galgaliel, you're thinking of Gazardiel.
That hovering angel is teh hawt, in a big eyed, anime sort of way.
Could use more tentacles, though.
Everything's better with tentacles!
Wrong, hot angel fantasy. Adults who try to put moves on kids are almost alway RELATED TO THE KID. Strangers are not the primary danger.
Families are.
Smoke that, Angel. And I see you peeking at the kid. Shame on you.
Another page from this helpful coloring book.
"Adults who try to put moves on kids are almost alway RELATED TO THE KID."
umm. except for the whole pedophile priest thing, which is kinda what this thing seems to be about.
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SHILROBOT, a ha!- nice! that was the funniest thing I have seen all morning!!!
Why does it look like the guy is pulling on a rubber glove?
I'm more concerned that the priest is able to turn his head all the way around.