[ PDeLong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Troll >Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 13:34:13 -0700 > >>> > Ahem! >>>> >>>> Do you mean to say that a Catholic Priest is more likely to commit a >>>> scandal than any other member of our civilization? >>>> >>> > JDG >> >>Well, if said Catholic Priest is an American Cardinal, then I suppose >>the odds are more than 50% that they or their minions have (a) told >>people complaining of child abuse by one of his priests that the >>matter is being properly handled, (b) shipped the priest off to >>another parish, and (c) not told anybody in the new parish what is >>going on. >> >>That's a level of sinfulness which, thank God, very, very few of the >>rest of us attain. But there's something about the process of >>becoming a Cardinal that turns you into a moral imbecile, or worse... >> >> >>I'd like to mention that no one has been *convicted* of such crimes yet. > >But it ain't a crime. A Cardinal--Law or Egan or Mahony--or one of >their auxiliary bishops comes in, reassures the family of the victim >that the case is being properly handled and that the offender won't >commit this crime again, transfers the guy to another parish in >another part of the diocese, and tells everyone who knows to shush. > >That's not a crime (on the part of the Cardinal, or the auxiliary >bishop). At least, that's never been a crime yet. It may well be a >civil offense--the diocese may owe victims a h*** of a lot of >money--but it isn't a criminal offense. > >But I think it's likely to become a crime in the future... > > >Brad DeLong >
I wonder if they could be prosecuted under some sort of aiding and abetting law. To the best of my knowledge, what you are referring to is _alleged_ to have happened. But I don't recall seeing without-a-doubt proof released that a Cardinal juggled priests in order to hide their discretions. I may have missed something, but I believe so far what we've seen of such evidence has been accusations and hearsay. Look, I'm not defending these a$$holes (IMO) by any means, but you are speaking as if they have without a doubt done these things, and I think that's wrong until they or the priests under them are convicted of something. Jon _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
