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mwmisses4289

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34. If a girl or woman did complain, she was often blamed for "enticing" the poor man.

Reply to artemisia1 (Reply #27)

Sun Jun 28, 2026, 05:20 PM

Jun 28

And even if something was done, it usually just meant moving the priest, pastor, whatever they were called to another parish, and the whole cycle started over again.

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Can you imagine the level of abuse pre-mid 20th century that was perpetrated by folks such as him? Then, there artemisia1 Jun 27 #27

If a girl or woman did complain, she was often blamed for "enticing" the poor man. mwmisses4289 Jun 28 #34