Bechoros (46a) a certain teacher of children, upon whom Rav Aḥa administered a vow to cease teaching based on the consent of the public, as he was negligent with regard to the children by hitting them too much; and Ravina had his vow nullified and reinstated him, as they did not find another teacher who was as meticulous as he was.
Rashi (Bechoros 46a) פשע בינוקי - מלקה אותן ומתים:
Presumably the basis for the protecting molesters
ReplyDeleteThis story gets filed with the one about the Kohen in the Beis haMikdosh who stabbed his colleague in order to win the race up the ramp to the altar and then, when the stabbed Kohen's father came to check on him said "He's still alive! Remove the knife so it doesn't become tamei!"
ReplyDeleteA Judaism that forsakes human empathy and emotion and uses "But we love God so much there's no room for any of that" as the excuse.