A slave mentality There will always be a struggle between priestly authority and prophetic challenge in institutionalized religion because institutions are intrinsically conservative and will always
choose social stability over justice which works to the advantage of the socioeconomic / political power - elites whose interests are served by sustaining the status quo.
Those who argue against same - sex marriage on the basis of its potential to diminish the effectiveness of the institution as a solid foundation for
social stability have not thought about the price we have already paid for this personal freedom, or the historical reality that most citizens of Western Nations have already
chosen to pay it rather than
choose the relative
social stability / security of tribalistic collectivism.
Frequently, there were criminal bail restrictions between the offender and the child victim; pressures on the offender to refrain from engaging, participating, communicating with their
social worker on advice of criminal counsel; pressures on other family members who had to «
choose» between the offender and victim; unintended consequences involving the child victim's
stability, mental health and relationships with the offender and other family members; and other complications which stalled counselling and other therapies towards reunification (where possible).