So yet again we might have to wonder why a mistranslation was allowed to persist. Here’s a thought: Could a climate of shame have been useful to clerics who intended to be abusers?


Why should a sinful child expect to be treated well or to have boundaries and autonomy? They’re damaged, evil and judged, from birth—aren’t they? You can see how the abusive logic works.


Links:


https://www.academia.edu/31895938/Matthew_18_1-14_and_the_Exposure_and_Sexual_Abuse_of_Children_in_the_Roman_World_Biblica_98_2017_37-54_Proofs_


https://www.patheos.com/blogs/euangelion/2017/06/matthew-181-14-children/

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