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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 02:56 PM
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LA Archdiocese (Cardinal Roger Mahony) allegedly covers up sex crimes
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Sex abuse cover-up by L.A. Archdiocese is alleged
September 19, 2009 | 7:57 am

The former vicar of clergy for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles testified this week under oath that Cardinal Roger Mahony ordered him in 2000 not to contact police about allegations of sexual abuse by a priest.

In deposition papers filed Friday as part of a civil case, Msgr. Richard Loomis also testified that Mahony ordered him not to inform parishes of allegations against the now defrocked Rev. Michael Baker.

In 2007, Baker was sent to state prison for 10 years after his conviction on molestation charges. He has been called before a federal grand jury investigating how the archdiocese handled priest abuse cases. Loomis is on leave from the archdiocese after also being accused of sexual abuse.

Tod M. Tamberg, a spokesman for the archdiocese, said church officials had not seen the deposition and therefore could not comment.
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 03:00 PM
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1. The problem is that these men brainwashed themselves and each other to consider
protecting the institution more important than protecting the children. They also viewed ( and still view) themselves as apart from and superior to everyone else.
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ChairmanAgnostic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 03:04 PM
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4. men AND women.
the allegations against the nuns are no less heinous, just less numerous.
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ChairmanAgnostic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 03:03 PM
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2. at times like these, I HATE the term "alleged."
Had not seen the dep. So fucking what? they had counsel there, highly paid and I am sure he reported in detail.
Years ago, I did too, in that atty's shoes.

Hated it. When your client lies to you, and tried to convince you that you have to lie on their behalf, it makes you angry. Who cares who their employer is?
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 03:04 PM
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3. Who unrecommended it?
It had a recommend on it.
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ChairmanAgnostic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 03:04 PM
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5. a catholic priest pedophile, probably.
they are pretty damned savvy at the vatican.
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 03:06 PM
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6. Well, here's the news, Monsignor, when anyone orders you to do something you know
is morally reprehensible, you ignore that order. Why is this so difficult?
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The Magistrate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 03:08 PM
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7. It Is Time, Ma'am, To Prosecute The Higher-Ups In This Conspiracy To Further Child Molestation
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MattBaggins Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 03:09 PM
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8. So we have an organization actually involved
in child molesting as opposed to one that was got acting stupid by some republican trouble makers.

Are we going to see bills in Congress to pull all funding they might receive from taxpayers?
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 03:26 PM
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9. THAT is the question!
Good point. Vouchers should not count for Catholic schools.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-20-09 07:54 AM
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11. Of course not n/t
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barbtries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-20-09 07:49 AM
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10. i thought this was old news.
of course he did. i think he's bucking for the papacy (sic?)
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