Documents, Including Letter To Ratzinger, Sought In Priest Sex Abuse Lawsuit

Courant.com ^ | May 18, 2010 | DAVE ALTIMARI

[TSgt]

So If I am sued in a civil suit and am innocent I should just provide all and any documentation the other party requests because I have nothing to hide, right? Is that your logic?

Providing subpoenaed documents has always been and continues to be the law.

The Diocese of Norwich is violating the law.

[marajade]

I don’t have a prob with the Court issuing the order. There are further remedies that Courts can render when discovery isn’t complied with.

[lastchance]

How do you place a thread or poster on ignore?

[TSgt]

This case is a good example of an assult on a young female.

Then there’s the case of Rev. Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul, Rev Lucas Antonio Galvan, Rev Eugene Lewis, Rev Brendan Smyth, Rev. Teodoro Baquedano Pech, etc., etc..

All assaults on young females as young as 8 years old.

[Deb]

Thanks for making my point.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

And what point is that?

Just because this is the Religion Forum doesn't mean we're not supposed to back up our contentions with evidence.

[Deb]

More BS.

[lastchance]

I agree the documents that do not violate either the confidentiality of minor victims or of things learned in the confessional should indeed be released. But not necessarily to the plaintiff’s attorney unless the court has first viewed the documents and found them to be in direct merit to the case.

[TSgt]

This is a confidential matter and it will have to be addressed in court

I never cease to be amazed at how the church claims victimization but will use every legal maneuver possible to avoid providing information.

If your innocent, why act guilty?

[frogjerk]

Crimen Sollicitationis has to do with solicitations in the confessional.

You have already tried this rediculous argument on other threads and failed.

[marajade]

its not up to apply the law, if any, of any evidence that could be gained from “the confessional.” That’s up to the Court.

[lastchance]

The case goes back to 1976. What was the standard institutional response to such accusations at that time? And I agree the Church had and failed to confer to a higher standard.

What is the Church’s policy now? And why do you keep implying that nothing has changed in the handling of current cases? Have you read any of the USCBB policies on this?

As to the documents the Bishop seems to be saying he will turn over any documents in accordance with a court decision. There may very well be sensitive material that is not pertinent to the allegations contained within the documents and just turning over everything willy nilly may be very ill advised.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

lol. Yeah, you keep right on saying that as the document is used to reveal the depths to which Rome has fallen in covering up the crimes of its pederast priests.

Thank God the courts can read the document just as easily as you and I can read it.

[lastchance]

You need to stop telling that lie.

[Deb]

Gee, sorry for “ratcheting” and I hate to be so “alarming”. I guess I’ve gotten tired of the lies, the liars and the God-hating zombies who allow themselves to be used while pretending to care about “pederast priests”. Its gotten a little obvious. Really.

[marajade]

“There may very well be sensitive material that is not pertinent to the allegations contained within the documents and just turning over everything willy nilly may be very ill advised.”

That’s up to the Court to decide.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

I never cease to be amazed at how the church claims victimization but will use every legal maneuver possible to avoid providing information.

Very telling, isn't it?

[frogjerk]

Question, if you get a subpoena for some document for a civil case, can’t you challenge it? Or do you just hand over everything because you don’t want to act guilty? If that is your argument, God help you.

[TSgt]

Typical response.

Lies! BS! Anti-Catholic! Catholic-haters! Bigots!

There’s even an IGNORE banner.

It begs the question as to why free and open discussion and debate about the subject is avoided or frowned upon?

[TSgt]

God-hating zombies

That's a new one!