Clerical abuse!

[muppet]

https://www.minnpost.com/business/2015/02/several-catholic-dioceses-declared-bankruptcy-eve-sexual-abuse-trials#.VQ1otlR9zPg.twitter

And on it goes......

...Declaring bankruptcy allows the church time to negotiate settlements with victims, organize its assets in a reorganization plan and ensure that victims get some sort of financial compensation for the alleged abuse.

But many see bankruptcy as a way to stop lawsuits that would force church officials to publicly testify about how they handled – or avoided – allegations of child abuse.

"The archdiocese was scared of officials getting on the witness stand and answering difficult questions about how they handled sexual abuse. So they avoided the issue and declared bankruptcy," said Noaker, the attorney. "That's not the sign of an organization committed to transparency and helping children."

Bankruptcies are federal filings that automatically freeze civil lawsuits until the bankruptcy is complete – which can take years – and bar any future lawsuits. Suits are frozen while the archdiocese inventories its assets and establishes a trust from which victims are then paid. Legally, a trial can continue after the bankruptcy is complete, but that is extremely rare.....

[muppet]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34083390

[give her dixie]

Nothing but the same old story

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/tyrone-priest-was-frozen-out-by-church-for-informing-on-colleague-over-child-porn-34392956.html

[Itchy]

Tony will be along to explain this one on a bit.

[Oraisteach]

And, then again, not quite the same old story.  A priest broke the code of silence and willingly cooperated with the civil authorities.  Now, that's news.

[FL/MAYO]

Nothing but the same old story

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/tyrone-priest-was-frozen-out-by-church-for-informing-on-colleague-over-child-porn-34392956.html

I live in this diocese, I only heard about this today via a message from Ireland.

[Main Street]

The good tyroneman.

[FL/MAYO]

Nothing but the same old story

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/tyrone-priest-was-frozen-out-by-church-for-informing-on-colleague-over-child-porn-34392956.html

I live in this diocese, I only heard about this today via a message from Ireland.

Front page news this morning, probably because it was in Irish newspapers.

[seafoid]

I was reading a Swiss newspaper today. You will never guess. A home for orphans. A man aged 75 who was raped by priests from age 10 to 16. They denied it for years and called him a liar and a pervert. Yesterday the order apologised. He said they destroyed dozens of lives. Just like in Ireland.

[T Fearon]

The Priest informed the authorities,which was the right thing to do,but was he frozen out for not following Church protocols for informing?

[give her dixie]

Watched the movie "Spotlight" about the abuse in Boston, and the major cover up by the top in the Catholic Church.

Well worth watching if you can get a chance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x4Rmi-Z4O0

[Itchy]

The Priest informed the authorities,which was the right thing to do,but was he frozen out for not following Church protocols for informing?

Dunno Tony. The parents are probably to blame.

[From the Bunker]

The Priest informed the authorities,which was the right thing to do,but was he frozen out for not following Church protocols for informing?

Are you saying 'The right thing to do' does not match up with Church protocols for informing.

[T Fearon]

I'm saying the Catholic Church has robust procedures nowadays for dealing with child abuse,procedures which have been independently endorsed.But the main point is, that whether colleagues shunned him or not,a priest brought these to the attention of the authorities, so the reaction of his colleagues is irrelevant.

[Oraisteach]

The reaction of his colleagues is, of course, relevant. It demonstrates that they were complicit in the cover-up culture, and that their reaction was the norm.  Apparently the robust protocol is keep your trap shut whatever the human cost.