In religion the priest and other religious leaders are
considered to be holy. They are holy in a sense that they offer
themselves to serve and spread the word of God. However, if these
religious leaders committed a sin or involved in such accusation which
is against the law then they have to face it and never be afraid if ever
their names were published by media.
The
church has the point of saying that media should not immediately named a
suspected priest on the basis of mere allegations. We have to consider
also that they have their rights and they have to protect their names,
but the media is also right for saying that the priest should be treated
like an ordinary suspect. Priests are considered holy but still they
are ordinary people. Being holy or a leader doesn’t mean that they are
always excused in such allegations and always need to be respected.
I know that for priest, their only investment is their good name, but
in the essence of giving truthful information it is the right of the
media to establish their names in a proper process.
Both entities have their own reasons and point of view regarding to
this issue but as long as the media follows the proper way of naming a
priest as a suspect then the church has nothing to worry of.
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