Apologists for abusers?

[angra]

The Australian's stance on the Royal Commission, just from today's Opinion headlines. You don't actually have to read any of it to see what their position is.


Reining in commission's false hopes
Dennis Shanahan

Sex probe commission impossible
Gary Johns

Here's a dose of reality
Chris Merritt

The seal is sacrosanct
Greg Craven

Depressing example of populist politics
Paul Kelly

Tale of two royal commissions
Dennis Shanahan

[Sammy Jankis]

I imagine their positioning is similar to the way they handle climate change? Have an "official" position that [climate change is real/a royal commission is required], but print 9 articles attacking that very idea for every article that supports it.

[angra]

I can understand the likes of Henderson, Pearson and others with Catholic beliefs being loyal to their church as they see it, but Bolt, the self-confessed agnostic?

Why?

PS. apropos of not very much, here's Douglas Adams with a stunning proof of the non-existence of God - the Revised Peter Jones version.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=78FlA9ilBKM

[Sammy Jankis]

I can understand the likes of Henderson, Pearson and others with Catholic beliefs being loyal to their church as they see it, but Bolt, the self-confessed agnostic?

Why?

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. As I previously noted:

Bolt's primary concern is how things will pan out in the broader culture wars. In fact, IIRC, he filed his first reaction to the RC under 'Culture Wars' and 'Political things'. That's right - he views the investigation of child abuse as just another front in the culture wars and politics.I've always noticed that Bolt is extremely sensitive to criticism of the Church. His allegiance to it isn't difficult to explain - the left side of politics isn't generally fond of religion, and isn't scared to criticise its institutions and culture. In a perfect example of 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend', Bolt lurches to the defense of the Church at any opportunity, even happily adopting some of its most questionable claims about being a rare source of morality and good in our society, as if a fear of hell is all that can stop us from descending into anarchy.

It's not that Bolt fears a weakened Church will lead to a more immoral society, it's that he sees the revelation of the Church's horrible misdeeds as ammunition for his enemies on the secular left.

It is interesting though, that while having written several blog posts and a column suggesting that the RC will do more harm than good, he still needs to preface his arguments with "I'm for it...". He's merely covering himself.

[Matthew Of Canberra]

Maybe somebody should mention this in parliament.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-20409229