In my experience, a pedophile getting a TR taught him what he was doing wasn't so bad. Pay tithe - pay to play. Indulgences.
For all the evil that is reinforced by giving TR's to abusers - the enabling reinforcement would disappear if TR's were given to everyone. Reward free thinkers who refuse to pay, instead of rewards for pedophiles.
It's a sick tool. Rewarding actions based on false beliefs Pavlov response. TR's create a positive reinforcement loop. Over time, this reinforcement strengthens the belief that their actions are virtuous, even if the underlying beliefs are lies. TR's are a psychological mechanism - lead members to persist in behaviors aligned with their false beliefs, as the rewards reinforce a perceived sense of righteousness.
How many oppressive political regimes rewarded patriotic actions to manipulate populations into nationalistic abuse. Rewards for following the leader create self-righteous murderers more concerned with group approval than morality. Group approval = I'm moral.
By the people, not by the pope, by the dictator, by the supposed prophet. If only more systems were by the people, for the people.
