Clergy with sexual abuse should resign.

Clergy with sexual abuse should resign

[Name of Author]

Introduction

Preview

Clergy includes priest , nuns , preachers and all other persons involved in the teachings of the Word of God . He must serve as a good example for everyone believing for their church . They are usually required to wear formal white dress to symbolize their purity and cleanliness . Clergy is used to be God 's medium for the people to believe in Him . But what if the clergy would be the first one to disobey what the church want the people

to behave

Celibacy and Morality were two of the virtues being taught by many of the clergy . Celibacy , this is the promise of every priest of the Roman Catholic Church . Not all religion requires their clergy to undergo celibacy . But for every recognized religion of the society , every clergy of any religion teaches morality

What if morality which is being taught by the church is being violated not by the ordinary members of the church but by the clergymen themselves ? What if for example , the sixth commandment stating that Thou shall not commit adultery ' is violated ? What if the promise for celibacy is then replaced with an illicit affair , an illicit affair with a co-member of the church , with a private person and /or with a person belonging to the same sex ? What if the clergy would commit even worse act such as rape and acts of lasciviousness ? Should he still be connected with the church if ever he would be proven he commit these violations ? Should the church act to force the resignation of these clergy people

Problem

The involvement of clergy in sexual abuse would give a great negative impact not only to the clergy that violated the issue of morality but also to his serviced church as well . All what is done by a church 's clergy would reflect to the religious institution as a whole

Solution

Based on the above statements , I would firmly suggest this proposition to all churches - Clergy with sexual abuse should resign

Grounds for Suggesting the Proposition

According to an article that appeared on the website of CEASE (Clergy and Educator Abuse Survivors Empowered , based on source surveys alarming percentages of clergymen were involved with sexual abuse (http /www .advocateweb .org /hope /frameit .asp ?r /hope articles_clergy .asp m Clergy Sexual Abuse d 2E 2E 2Fcease 2Fcsa 2Ehtm Their existence in the church would give rise to the questioning of the integrity of the whole church . Faith of the followers to church would lessen or may even diminish

A . First reason for these consequences is they were part of the church that teaches the word of God which they had violated . They were the disseminator of the rules set by God therefore they should be the first one to follow . If they would remain part of the church , people would doubt the integrity of the church and its teachings . If someone belonging to the clergy would be proven to commit sexual abuse...