According to him, the problem is systemic, and its roots lie in the very concept of Church power, the exaltation of the priest, the repression of sexuality, and the instinct that has existed for decades to protect the institution’s name first, not the victim.
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The foolish fear that acknowledging the scale of the problem will cause everything to collapse, according to Prof. P. Aleksandravičius, still prevents the Lithuanian Church from daring to make fundamental changes.
– In public – a new case of pedophilia in the Lithuanian Catholic Church. Every time at least I get such a dejavu feeling – as if it has already happened, been talked about, considered, that there must be changes, but everything continues to repeat after the first wave of publicity subsides. Why does the change not happen?
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– If we talk about politics and the state, I would answer: “There is a lack of political will.” I think this answer would analogously fit the Church as well. In the case of the Church, especially in Lithuania, there is a lack of determination to address this deeply rooted problem. There is also a lack of deep reflection on the problem of abuse, sexual and other.
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