RE: Action, is more powerful than PRECEPT.

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Dear Prabhus,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

The offense has been committed to the child. Only he or she can give

meaningful forgiveness.

 

But it's not fair to ask a child to forgive. They can be made to say

anything. They have no idea of what the abuse has done to their lives. When

they are adults, with fully developed consciousness then they can forgive or

not forgive.

 

There is no evidence that child abusers can change their desires or

habits. They must be kept away from children forever.

 

 

Your servant,

Sri Rama das

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> > > And I think that we should be careful to "forgive" too fast offenses

done to defenseless people

 

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> > We usually forgive, if the offender comes with a repentant heart asking

for forgiveness.

 

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> If an offender who has sexually abused a child comes asking the abused for

forgiveness, it is up to the child to forgive or not. What I say, is that WE

often forgive the offender, even if the child or children did not, just

because the offender has an "important" position, and just because the

offender acts humbly towards US. That is what I meant.

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important point