Why churches are toxic, like we didn't already know.
I think I could write a suitable apology
sorry your husband was so sexually frustrated he took out his lust on a 16 year old girl
soryy that you, his wife, probably contributed to that
Sorry that I, the girl, was in church and met your husband and simply by being there inflamed his passions beyond endurance
Mostly I am sorry you believe I have anything to be sorry for
would tart up the irony a little more
hope the pastor gets ass fucked from jail all the way to his personal hell
Sadly, similar things have happened elsewhere in evangelical church groups.
There is an incredible power imbalance between pastors and their congregation. the pressure to conform and not disturb the structure becomes cruelty. Congregations outsource their spiritual development to another person and it shakes them up when they find that their pastor has not better handle than they do.
Any decent woman would insist such an apology isn't necessary and would refuse it.
These stories are so very disturbing and show how religion does in fact require faith, especially for us non believers.
When we hear this kind of thing, we need a whole lot of faith not to give up on the human race.