It might not be in theory but it is in practice. Christian authority figures keep raping children with impunity and their bosses keep sweeping it under the rug.

It is not proscribed in the Bible nor in any catechism. It literally says that if you harm a child, that it would be better for you to be drowned in the sea than to face the wrath of God.

So why aren't you drowning all those child molesting priests in the sea? Don't you believe in what your silly book says you have to do?

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So why aren't you drowning all those child molesting priests in the sea? Don't you believe in what your silly book says you have to do?

It is saying that the pain for them drowning in the sea would be less than the pain that God will subject them to in hell. Not necessarily saying we should drown them. But I have very little objection to giving paedophiles the death penalty 😂

My concerns would be the usual concerns over the death penalty, eg "what if they aren't guilty", etc

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

I was being facetious. Murder is murder no matter who does it and no matter what heinous deed the murdered person committed or, as you rightly pointed out, is falsely convinced of committing.