People who commit crimes should be responsible for those crimes. It doesn't matter whether they're priests or ministers or atheists.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Let me be clear - no one is above the law. Not a politician, not a priest, not a criminal, not a police officer. We are all accountable for our actions.
Whatever flaws or personal failings afflict them, it remains the case that the overwhelming majority of priests and politicians are honourable and honest - seeking to live out their beliefs and serve society.
All religions accept that there is something called 'criminality.' And criminality cannot be excused by religious fervour.
Religion is a strange, wonderful thing. More crimes have been committed in the name of righteousness than any other notion.
The members of such a society consider that the transgression of a religious ordinance should be punished by civil penalties, and that the violation of a civil duty exposes the delinquent to divine correction.
This is appalling. The idea that a person could be punished because of their religious belief and the idea they might be executed is just beyond belief.
If it is committed in the name of God or country, there is no crime so heinous that the public will not forgive it.
We have ministers who are incapable of doing what has been ordered from above because there is no follow up, because there are no consequences. If you are poor man and you steal, your hand is cut off after three offences. But if you are a rich man, nobody will say anything to you.
Wherever there is a settled society, religion is necessary; the laws cover manifest crimes, and religion covers secret crimes.
In a civilized society, all crimes are likely to be sins, but most sins are not and ought not to be treated as crimes. Man's ultimate responsibility is to God alone.