If things worked the way they should you don't just confess your sin and go about your day. The priest assigns a penance. We are at the edge of my knowledge, and I would love for a Catholic to chime in, but I know penance can be harsh, especially for a grave sin. I'm not sure how it works in practice.
The idea is certainly not to just allow it to continue. Here we get to obvious failings of the Catholic Church. But, honestly, it's not like the government is that great about protecting children from powerful men either.
Note for the internet: I am just clarifying the Catholic stance. I am not Catholic and not defending them.
Priests cannot reveal what someone tells them in confession. It's a lot like attorney-client privilege, as your priest is supposed to be your advocate before God. Breaking the seal of confession is a big deal (to them) because, just like criminals deserve representation, sinners need to be able to confess.
All of these stupid articles highlight Trump voters so that liberals will jerk off about leopards rather than get angry that completely innocent people are being harmed.
I wonder how many of the people gloating in this thread have parents who voted for Trump.
I'm not sure how to explain the concept of walled gardens to people who grew up with four websites. In the 90s, most software was "shareware", you could try it out for as long as you wanted, but businesses were expected to buy licenses.
MS used it's dominant operating system to drive web browser competitors out of business. This is illegal. The whole concept of capitalism is built around competition, but MS used it's power to stifle ' innovation. The Clinton administration beat MS in court, then the Bush Administration dropped the case before the appeal was heard. If they hadn't done that, instead had broken up Google, Meta, Apple, and the lot of them, the world would be a lot different now.
MS abused its monopoly in the 90s. The Clinton administration was too lenient, then the Bush admin kowtowed completely. Now, there's largely no chance for another operating system to compete.
No, bad journalism. This is an important, overlooked, under covered story. I don't particularly care about Thuneberg or her location, but Israel bombing humanitarian aid ships should be much more widely reported.
All politics are performative. Blocking Trump's appointments would be a sign that they're willing to fight for democracy....but they aren't., so they don't.
This is just more evidence that every time Dems blamed not being able to enact their promises on Joe Manchin, there were always going to be just enough Democratic "defectors" that their donors didn't really have to worry.
It's way easier to live in Canada and get mad about anything you perceive as better in the US while reaping all the benefits of being Canadian. Blue state Republicans do the same.
There is a funny YouTuber with a series that compares Canadian (Vancouver?) real estate to literal European castles.
Yes, the comparison is not exactly "fair" because of upkeep and castles won't appreciate in value, but it does highlight how big a problem owning property has become.
It is so infuriating how capitalists can use their stolen money to make people think they're saints. (All the while their "help" causes more damage than if we let experts fix problems rather than pirate kings.)
And it's even harder to criticize this bastard now because liberals think he's on their "side" and any criticism must be a "vaccine microchip" loon even when you talk about things he did openly.
I'm a noob, and I thought Bazzite would be simpler, but when I had an issue (monitor going black under heavy load), I couldn't solve the problem because of the immutable OS. I went around in circles with Google and ChatGPT, and couldn't get it to work.
All they do is be bisexual, eat hot chip, play chess, and lie.