Do not forfeit our primary responsibility.

The Catholic Church is being ravaged by new allegations of inappropriate behaviours of men of authority.

These are not the first and will not be the last either.

From time to time such allegations do surface, linger a while and disappear.

The reasons for this perpetuity and why nothing has been done to avoid if not totally eradicate such possibilities is a mystery to me.

But one thing that is not a mystery is as to why many fall prey for such advances.

I think the problem lies with us, the parents.

Even today still many parents believe that the disciplining a child is the responsibility of the teachers and priests and not the parents.

Further Boarding schools are the best way to instil discipline and good values in children.

Many parents in their quest to figure out how to make more money and establish more social contacts that they are ready to forfeit their primary parental rights, thrusting and hoping that the teachers and priests would step in and take over their responsibilities.

In some rare instances, yes it does happen but in most cases that they would end up having a lifelong issue that they would not be able to untangle with their accumulated wealth or the social networks built over the years.

Let schools, churches and law enforcement authorities do their parts to eliminate such possibilities in future but as parents we have to do our part by taking over the responsibility of instilling good values and discipline in our children while giving them love, encouragement and guidance.

Children’s best teachers and guardians are their parents.

Sasanka De Silva Blogging from Oman.