Comments on: The Catholic Church Pedophile Scandal Continues

By: Private I

Private I — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:52:40 +0000

The idea of a poor latino dishwasher in L.A. chipping in to the sexual molestation fund just kills me.
trifecta, how do you feel about a hundred million poor people contributing to the waste of time and energy known as the American public school system via the lottery?

Please, spare me the phony indignation

By: Private I

Private I — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:50:10 +0000

If this conduct were carried on in non-Christian churches, the cable shows would be talking about it every single day.
The fact that you don’t hear about such behavior in non - Catholic churches is most certainly not because it doesn’t occur, just as stories about the constant sexual abuse of children in schools don’t fill the news every day; it is precisely because you are wrong
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The settlements amount to about $1 million, hardly remuneration for serious abuse.

This seems to any disinterested observer to be a case of “deep pockets” lawsuits.

If any of those individuals sued the Parish where the alleged incident occurred, their chances of getting a million dollars would have been somewhere between none, and “are you kidding?”

Ever notice that when these teachers get charged with sexual abuse, neither the Board of Education nor the city gets sued?

By: Private I

Private I — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:39:56 +0000

Maybe someone should investigate the number of students abused sexually by teachers, male and female alike. I/m sure the NEA would have no objections

The Catholic Church would be forgotten in short order.

By: beckya57

beckya57 — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 01:04:20 +0000

It’s a good idea, but will never happen, because it’s political dynamite, unfortunately.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:52:49 +0000

Actually, the RICO part I think would be the church’s conspiracy to cover up the crime.

By: Hedley

Hedley — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:25:13 +0000

Pedophilia does not fall under the RICO umbrella. To make a claim you would basically have to allege that the Catholic Church as a whole is a criminal organization and is thus commiting some type of chargeable fraud. While the Church is far from perfect, you will be hard pressed to find too many people, particularly politicians, who believe that the Church is purely criminal.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:20:57 +0000

It’s more like atheists wildly thrashing about on religion in general.

By: Rex Mundane

Rex Mundane — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:08:09 +0000

Alright, just so I can be completely fucking clear about this, because its happened enough that clarification is demanded.

Atheists objecting to the corrupt self-indulgencies of organized religions = Evil stupid fire-and-brimstone dogmatists with nothing to contribute.

Self-Identified “Agnostiscs” objecting to the corrupt self-indulgencies of organized religions = Sensible critique of religion that has something to contribute to an ongoing discussion in society.

Have I just about got a bead on things here or is there something I might have missed. Just curious.

Also hungover, but mostly curious.

By: Iggy

Iggy — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:58:41 +0000

It amazes me that they have the nerve to ask people for money. 2 billion dollars. And they’re passing a hat to their parishioners.

By: Superbelt

Superbelt — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:58:30 +0000

Maybe Fuhrer Ratzinger could help pay for some of the cost by selling his Prada lofers, Gucci sunglasses, custom gold cufflinks and stop using the two tailors that make all his snazzy outfigs?

By: James E. Powell

James E. Powell — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:15:54 +0000

I don’t see rape or sexual assaults listed as predicate acts in § 1961(1). I might be missing something.

The sad fact is that only a few courageous persons are willing to take on the Roman Catholic Church.

The parishioners who continue to support the church are in denial about how long this has been going on and how widespread it is.

If this conduct were carried on in non-Christian churches, the cable shows would be talking about it every single day.

By: Randy Allgaier

Randy Allgaier — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:33:01 +0000

You might be interested in reading my blog piece
The Shame of the Catholic Church: Money spent on covering up rather than charity at http://alligatorreport.wordpress.com/2007/07/16/the-shame-of-the-catholic-church-money-spent-on-covering-up-rather-than-charity/

By: mdhåtter

mdhåtter — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:15:43 +0000

RICO? Suave!

By: trifecta

trifecta — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:12:50 +0000

What kills me is it is not “the churches” that pay out. It’s their parishoners.

What if the church decided to not tolerate sexual abuse and told the poor to keep their money and use it for their basic needs?

The idea of a poor latino dishwasher in L.A. chipping in to the sexual molestation fund just kills me.