On Thu, 10 May 2012 13:02:21 -0500, duke <
duckg...@cox.net> wrote:
>>• the trouble is that I get secular history.
>
>I know. You should try instead for spiritual history.
some history for you duke:
"A. Archdiocese leaders were aware that priests were sexually abusing
hundreds of children, and that their continued ministry
presented great danger.
B. Archdiocese leaders employed deliberate strategies to conceal
known abuse.
1. Archdiocese leaders conducted non-investigations designed to
avoid establishing priests’ guilt.
2. The Cardinals transferred known abusers to other parishes
where their reputations were not known and parents could
not, therefore, protect their children.
a. The decision whether to transfer a known abuser was
determined by the threat of scandal or lawsuit, not by
the priest’s guilt or the danger he posed.
b. Parishioners were not told, or were misled about, the
reason for the abuser’s transfer.
c. Sexual Offenders were transferred to distant parishes
where their reputations would not be known.
d. The Archdiocese harbored abusers transferred from other
dioceses.
3. Archdiocese leaders made concerted efforts to prevent reports
of priest abuse to law enforcement.
4. Church leaders carefully avoided actions that would
incriminate themselves or the priests.
5. Archdiocese officials tried to keep their files devoid of
incriminating evidence.
6. Church leaders manipulated abusive priests’ psychological
evaluations to keep them in ministry.
a. Officials used therapy and evaluation to give false
reassurances.
b. Cardinal Bevilacqua instituted a test that falsely
purported to exclude pedophiles.
c. Church officials interfered with evaluations.
d. The Cardinal attempted to evade personal liability for
retaining abusers by claiming to rely on therapists’
recommendations.
7. Church leaders invented Limited Ministry, which they
documented in Archdiocese files but did not enforce.
8. Archdiocese officials used investigation and intimidation to
fend off lawsuits and silence victims and witnesses.
9. The Cardinals shielded themselves from direct contact with
victims.
10. Even in 2002, Cardinal Bevilacqua continued to mislead the
public and give false assurances.
C. The Archdiocese’s strategies for handling abuse cases multiplied
the number of victims and increased the harm done to them.
D. Dioceses throughout the United States employed the same strategies
to conceal their priests’ crimes and keep abusers in ministry."
- 2005 Philadelphia Grand Jury Report
"Notes in Archdiocese files prove that the Church leaders not only
saw, but understood, that sexually offending priests typically have
multiple victims, and are unlikely to stop abusing children unless the
opportunity is removed." - 2005 Philadelphia Grand Jury Report
"For most of Cardinal Krol’s tenure, concealment mainly entailed
persuading victims’ parents not to report the priests’ crimes to
police, and transferring priests to other parishes if parents demanded
it or if “general scandal” seemed imminent."
- 2005 Philadelphia Grand Jury Report
"In Massachusetts, the Boston Archdiocese accused a priest’s young
victims of being negligent for allowing their own abuse."
- 2005 Philadelphia Grand Jury Report
"A nun in Saint Gabriel, Sister Joan Scary, expressed concerns about
the safety of children in her parish who were exposed to a priest
convicted of possessing child pornography. After she tried to pressure
the Archdiocese officials to act and began talking to parents, she was
fired as director of religious education."
- 2005 Philadelphia Grand Jury Report