Sorry if this is a repeat but I would like to see focus on the October 2012 letter of the governing body to the elders:
" Not every individual who has sexually abused a child in the past is considered a ‘predator.’ The branch office, not the local body of elders, determines whether an individual who has sexually abused children in the past will be considered a ‘predator.’ If the branch office determines that an individual will be considered a ‘predator,’ parents with minor children will need to be warned of the danger that exists so that they can protect their children.
So the elders get to decide who is a predator?
Do they not accept that pedophiles generally appear as wolves in sheeps clothing, i.e. appear meak mild and innocent on the outside but are predatory and that this may not easily be detected by the elders? Not exactly going to hold a sign saying ' I AM A PREDATOR' are they?
Do the elders/branch agree to be liable if they get this wrong and don't identify a predator correctly?
Does the organisation accept the professional view of the high propensity to reoffend amongst pedophiles?
Also in this letter is the paragraph on privileges:
“It cannot be said in every case that one who has sexually abused a child could never qualify for privileges of service in the congregation."
Why not? Why shouldn't a pedophile a criminal of the sort with a notoriously high propensity to reoffend be completed excluded from privileges for the rest of their life - small punishment.
Finally - what will they say to the universal right to preach which allows known pedophiles to call on homes of the unsuspecting public, including places where there are young children, and conduct bible studies.