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By Travis Gettys
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 7:40 EDT
St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson testified last month that he wasnt sure whether it was illegal for priests to have sex with children while he served as chancellor of the St. Paul and Minneapolis archdiocese.
The former chancellor gave a deposition last month in a lawsuit that claims the Minnesota archdiocese and the Diocese of Winona created a public nuisance by keeping information on abusive priests secret, reported Minnesota Public Radio.
The 69-year-old Carlson also faces a massive clergy abuse lawsuit in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, where hes served as archbishop since 2009.
One document made public in that case shows more than 100 priests and church employees have been accused of sexual abuse, and the Missouri Supreme Court ordered the archdiocese to turn over their names under seal.
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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/10/st-louis-archbishop-claims-he-wasnt-sure-it-was-illegal-for-priests-to-have-sex-with-kids/
woodsprite
(11,854 posts)Stupid ass! They should all be in jail!
Sounds like the Catholic Church should make all levels of their organization take the "Stewards of Light" training that employees at work (higher ed - voluntary participation, mandatory if you worked directly w/ kids) and our church (Presby. - mandatory participation, plus a background check inorder to work with kids) required:
http://www.d2l.org/site/c.4dICIJOkGcISE/b.6243681/k.86C/Child_Sexual_Abuse_Prevention_Training.htm
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)And Catholics that continue to support this terrible institution with their attendance and money should be ashamed.
Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)Just when I think I had become as cynical as it was possible to be about RCC criminal practices, I pick up the paper and start reading about mass graves at Church run "homes" in Ireland.
I am afraid to say I have reached any limit for fear of what will come next.
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)and deflect from this travesty.
rug
(82,333 posts)In fact, almost the exact language, "deflect and defend", was used.
The fodder may change but the message advanced is always the same.
Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)We are just pointing out the corpses.
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)rug
(82,333 posts)cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)Looks like I've got a stalker.
KurtNYC
(14,549 posts)priests to have sex with children... WHAT FREAKING PLANET WERE YOU LIVING ON??"
A: I'm not sure, maybe Earth. I'm not sure....
Disgusting.
closeupready
(29,503 posts)PowerToThePeople
(9,610 posts)Aiding and abetting child molesters.
The Magistrate
(95,237 posts)Liberal_Dog
(11,075 posts)riqster
(13,986 posts)Since I am not sure it's illegal, no doubt it's OK...
3catwoman3
(23,820 posts)Really? REALLY???
Whisp
(24,096 posts)magical thyme
(14,881 posts)Of course he has no problem lying through his teeth and with a straight face.
truebrit71
(20,805 posts)....just a despicable organisation..
The horrors committed in the name of that church and their 'god' and their 'saints' should be enough to end all organized religion as we know it....but they have too much money and too much power...
If a secular organization was this corrupt, and this evil it would have been shut down and sued out of existence...
mysuzuki2
(3,521 posts)yellowcanine
(35,692 posts)Someone in his position can't possibly be ignorant of age of consent laws.
Daemonaquila
(1,712 posts)Why, because it was such an everyday occurrence in his diocese that he just assumed it's ok?
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)against equal rights for gays and a woman's right to chose, yet they do not know if rape is a crime?
The Roman Catholic Church is a the classic example of a cult. Blind allegiance to the organization over all.
rug
(82,333 posts)Did you borrow this from Jack Chick?
Lionel Mandrake
(4,073 posts)Has this got your attention? What are you, the pope, going to do about it?
rug
(82,333 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,576 posts)He din't know, so we must now excuse the transgression. It's old, it's tiring and it's no excuse at all.