Oh my...
The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting on a former mormon bishop that allegedly molested hundreds of boys in his ward. Now, before getting all twitchy, I recognize that this is unusual in mormondom, but I would suspect that when the truth comes out it will look bad for the LDS. Click here for entire article.
Much like Elizabeth Smart, all mormon youth are indoctrinated to believe that their bishop and other adult men are imbued with some sort of mystic special power, and the "priesthood" of mormonism puts children at special risk. Bishops often work closely with young men, and the added authority of the mormon "priesthood" makes their seduction easier, much as Elizabeth Smart was undoubtedly easier to control because she had been taught to be subservient to the "priesthood authority" from such a young age. I also suspect that at least some parents had an inkling this was going on, but refused to deal with it because the abuser was a bishop. This will be interesting to watch, the parallels between mormonism and catholicsim are eerie!
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