Well, looks like our dioscese will be going bankrupt. That is the natural result of lavender coddling.
Well, looks like our dioscese will be going bankrupt. That is the natural result of lavender coddling. Well, it is already morally bankrupt. Perhaps if it goes financially bankrupt, we will get some attention from Rome.
The Diocese of Cleveland is certainly out of control. Pilla should have resigned years ago. However, I happen to agree with the following post at
http://www.markshea.blogspot.com (click on the comments box under the title "The Great Enema Continues.):
From an earlier PD story:
http://www.cleveland.com/abuse/index.ssf?/abuse/more/103908428283790.html "Without a doubt, but for the statute of limitations, many more priests would have been indicted," Mason said.
He said he intends to work with the Ohio legislature next year to loosen the law.
Nearly half of the 1,000-plus claims of abuse were trumped by statute of limitations violations - typically cases in which reputed victims failed to report the incidents within six years of reaching the age of 18.
Prosecutors deemed 92 of the sex-abuse cases timely and strong enough to present to the grand jury. But only 11 resulted in indictments.
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Do the Math, folks. 500 of the allegations were within the SOL. Of these, only 92 were strong enough for the Grand Jury. Of these, one priest was indicted. (And remember, a good prosecutor can indict a ham sandwich.)
Pilla needs to go for the reasons cited by AkronAl here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1061571/posts But these numbers are grossly inflated.
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