-Caveat Lector- >>>Now, I --among others-- realise that most of these stories focus on the Catholix and this is because they are most visible, especially in Boston where they apparently have a lot of those who pay homage to the Vatican. And, this is not picking on Boston or its Papists; the stories just happen to have originated from there, about there. At issue is "visibility", something that cannot be isolated to only one locale, one branch of one supernatural myth and legend, or one period of time. At WorldNetDaily, they have an article about a scandal within the Hare Krishnas. A recent issue of the Freedom From Religion Foundation newspaper has 2.5 pages of short and longer pieces about various religious groups' representatives who are under investigation, on trial, sentenced, sued or otherwise being asked to justify their actions concerning improprieties with their "flocks". What is also at issue are the efforts of these peoples' organisations to hide all of this stuff in the shadows of the religious symbols and garments from the unsuspecting. A<>E<>R <<<
From http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/040/nation/DAs_given_names_of_49_mor e_priests+.shtml }}}>Begin THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING DAs given names of 49 more priests Cardinal says records are being combed By Stephen Kurkjian, Globe Staff, 2/9/2002 The Boston Archdiocese late Thursday turned over to authorities the names of 49 priests it says have been accused of sexual abuse of children, bringing the number of priests whom the church has named to as many as 87, in referrals to prosecutors in the past eight days. Officials at the six district attorneys' offices in the archdiocese said that they had received the second group of names from the Rogers Law Firm, which represents the archdiocese. In its first mailing to the prosecutors on Jan. 30, the firm provided the names of 38 priests against whom allegations had been lodged, officials at the district attorneys' offices said. The archdiocese made no public announcement Thursday of its release to prosecutors of the names of the second group of priests. Donna M. Morrissey, the archdiocese's spokeswoman, did not return phone calls yesterday seeking clarification on why the church did not release the information earlier, or on how the lists were prepared. Prosecutors said last week that the names of some priests may have been given to more than one district attorney's office, which could eventually make the total number of accused priests fewer than 87. On his return yesterday from a weeklong visit to the Vatican, Cardinal Bernard F. Law, speaking with reporters at Logan International Airport, made reference to the process that the archdiocese used to identify the priests, as well as to its removal of eight priests from active duty in the past week. ''I'm aware of the ongoing review of our records and saddened by the fact that there's some individuals that needed to be removed that had not been,'' Law said. The cardinal added that the records go back 40 years and said they are being ''combed and combed again.'' The two sets of letters represent the first time that the archdiocese has notified authorities of allegations of sexual abuse by priests. In the past, the allegations had been handled privately; if the charges were found to be legitimate, the victim received a cash settlement from the church and the offending priest was sent for counseling or placed on sick leave. However, Law changed that reporting policy last month after the Globe Spotlight Team reported that he had assigned a priest, John J. Geoghan, to a parish, knowing Geoghan had molested children in the past. In a later report, the newspaper reported that the archdiocese had settled sexual molestation claims against at least 70 priests during the past 10 years. It is not known how many priests whose names have been provided to authorities had settlements against them. However, one individual who assisted the archdiocese in preparing the letters said the names of the eight priests who were removed recently from parishes are among the names on the letters sent to the prosecutors. Since the lists do not include the names of the victims of the alleged assaults, officials in the six prosecutors' offices said they have asked the archdiocese for more information on the cases. Middlesex District Attorney Martha Coakley said in an interview Thursday night that she was awaiting further information, before launching an investigation into any of the cases. Since many of the abuses allegedly occurred more than 10 years ago, which is the statute of limitations for rape of an individual who was under 16, bringing an indictment will be difficult, Coakley said. Michael Rezendes and Matt Carroll of the Globe Staff contributed to this story. This story ran on page A1 of the Boston Globe on 2/9/2002. � Copyright 2002 Globe Newspaper Company. End<{{{ >From LATimes }}}>Begin http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-020902priests.story Reports of Priests' Abuse Enrage Boston Catholics By ELIZABETH MEHREN Times Staff Writer February 9 2002 BOSTON -- Among Catholics here, the floodgates of rage and disappointment poured open this week. On radio talk shows, in chatter at convenience stores and in emergency "listening sessions" convened hastily by the Archdiocese of Boston, the faithful vented anger and frustration over daily disclosures that scores of pedophile priests worked in the region with the full knowledge of church officials. As the number of implicated clergy members soared to 80, the crisis grew so deep that nearly half the Roman Catholics polled said Cardinal Bernard Law should resign. The turmoil over what church officials knew, when they knew it and what they did or did not do to protect themselves and their parishioners has rocked a region that is more than 50% Catholic. "This is our Sept. 11," Boston College professor Thomas H. Groome said Friday. By week's end, the archdiocese had given law enforcement authorities the names of at least 80 priests accused of sexual misconduct with minors over the last 20 or more years. The archdiocese also announced Thursday that six more priests had been suspended. Earlier in the week, the archdiocese relieved two other priests of duties, also following accusations that they had sexual relations with c hildren. Both actions came days after Law publicly insisted that all priests in his jurisdiction who were suspected of sexually abusing children had been removed from their duties. In the poll of 800 adults taken by the Boston Globe and WBZ-TV, 51% of those surveyed were critical of the cardinal and how he has handled the growing scandal. The displeasure was aimed specifically at Law, the 70-year-ol d archbishop of Boston. In the same poll, only 16% of respondents had an unfavorable view of Pope John Paul II, and just 4% had adverse opinions of their own parish priests. The survey found that 64% said church leaders care more about protecting the accused priests than helping the victims. "I think for a long time people have known that the church has been aware of these problems and has not acted expeditiously," said Lisa Cahill, a professor of moral theology at Boston College, a Jesuit institution. "Part of what's appalling," she continued, "is the extensiveness of the problem, based just on the number of these priests that keep surfacing in New England. Every day, you hear about six more cases." Recently, the archdiocese said it had settled so many child sexual abuse claims against it that a multimillion-dollar insurance fund was running dry. Scandals involving pedophile priests have hit parishes across America--and indeed, around the world--in recent decades. Thousands of adults have come forward to say they were abused as children and many priests have been sent to jail. At first, accusations against Father James Geoghan seemed no different. The 66-year-old defrocked priest was charged in three separate criminal sexual abuse cases dating from the 1980s and 1990s. More than 130 people have claimed they were fondled or molested by Geoghan, who also is a defendant in 84 civil lawsuits. But in the course of the Geoghan investigation, Law was forced to tell prosecutors that the priest's pattern of pedophilia was no secret in the local Catholic hierarchy. Law abruptly promised to supply law enforcement agencies with names of priests suspected of such behavior. He organized a panel including medical experts to look into sexual abuse within the church. The cardinal also appe aled for public understanding, urging Catholics to pray for him as he faced this difficult situation. On Jan. 25, he vowed, "There is no priest, or former priest, working in this archdiocese in any assignment whom we know to have been responsible for sexual abuse." Days later, he removed two more priests for alleged child molestation. The archdiocese did not respond to requests Friday for an interview with the cardinal. However, after returning from the Vatican, Law told local reporters at Logan International Airport: "Our intent is to do everything we possibly can to ensure the protection of children." Around the archdiocese, the scope of the scandal--and its growing momentum--continued to shock Catholics, who expressed grief, outrage and, most of all, a sense of betrayal. "You have an organization that is based on faith, and part of that faith derives from your confidence in the institution that houses that faith," said Paul Nace, a real estate developer in Newton who was raised Catholic. "When events happen that call into question that institution, at a very basic and moral level it also calls into question your faith," Nace said. As horrific as the spiraling number of clergy sexual abuse cases might be, "the most disturbing part is that it appears that decisions were made to protect the institution at the expense of the victims," Nace said. "You'v e got a head-on, loggerhead collision with everything that institution is supposed to stand for." Groome, a former priest and author of a new book called "What Makes Us Catholic," said that to Catholics, the church represents a vastly more important institution than in some other denominations. "We have obviously exaggerated the importance of the institution," he said. "Everybody has a priesthood, and everybody invests in their priesthood, but nobody in the Western world has invested in their priesthood the way Catholics have. This is why all of this is so desperately shattering." Mitchell Garabedian, an attorney representing 84 plaintiffs in civil suits against Geoghan, said his clients have had their faith ravaged by their experiences. "They cannot seek spiritual relief anywhere because of what has happened to them," Garabedian said. "The very entity they want to turn to has in a sense helped them to be molested. It is mind-boggling." Some of the claims he has looked into involving the Boston archdiocese date back more than 40 years, Garabedian said. Far from surprised that so many names of alleged predator priests have been put forward by the church, "I'd be surprised if more names were not revealed," he said. "There is a serious problem within the Archdiocese of Boston," Garabedian went on. "For decades they have been imprisoned by pedophiles and shackled by their own denial." The troubles at the archdiocese took a new turn late in the week when a family in which both a father and son were abused by priests filed a suit against Cardinal Law. The latest legal action--the first directed at the ca rdinal himself--claims Law "intentionally" and "recklessly" inflicted emotional damage on Thomas and Christopher Fulchino by knowingly assigning a pedophile priest to their parish. Law, archbishop of Boston since 1984, is the senior Roman Catholic prelate in America. Twice this year he has declared that he will not step down. "I do not believe that submitting my resignation to the Holy Father is the answer to the terrible scourge of sexual abuse of children by priests," he wrote in a Jan. 26 letter to area Catholics. The poll found that church attendance has not declined significantly because of the scandal. But 1 in 5 Catholics said they were contributing less money to the church as a result of the controversy. The archdiocese-wide survey was taken Monday through Wednesday and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. Groome said "one of the reasons I like this church is it is full of sinners and I feel at home. But you make a distinction between sin and crime. The criminals you can't have in your chancery." As to whether the cardinal should resign, Groome said, "A month ago I said no, he should ride it out, clean up the mess. I did think a month ago he was capable of putting the thing back together. This morning, I am not so sure." If you want other stories on this topic, search the Archives at latimes.com/archives. For information about reprinting this article, go to www.lats.com/rights. 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