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To: Dr. Brian Kopp
"The out-of-court settlement was sealed, but Cook's "apology" to Cardinal Bernardin and his statement that he couldn't depend on his memories was purchased by the diocese for a seven-digit payout. Innocent men do not make out of court settlements with their accusers, nor pay the estate of their accuser $3 million."

According to you. According to Cook, he had not the wits about him to know anything. To myself and others, it's an extortion game, delusions, act of a sociopath, or psychosis.

"no educated conservative Catholic would confuse "orthodox Catholics" and "Orthodox Christians."

The Orthodox are Catholic, regardless of your protestations.

"Regardless, you are in no position to be lecturing well educated orthodox Catholics"

The term Orthodox rightly belongs to the Orthodox Catholics that were abandoned by Rome when Rome split from the orthodox Catholics.

"You seem to think being an installed bishop makes him both impeccable and infallible."

No. It means he's a bishop in apostolic succession and is a member of the Magisterium.

Re:Do you have evidence that he raped a young girl at a satanic mass

"I pinged you to the thread with that evidence:

Your "evidence" is bizarre hearsay that passed on with the dog that ate it.

45 posted on 07/25/2012 7:07:14 PM PDT by spunkets
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To: spunkets
Your "evidence" is bizarre hearsay that passed on with the dog that ate it.

An individual who testified to these events in sworn deposition, in accounts to investigators, in affidavits submitted in support of others' cases, in direct statements to Bernardin, in phone calls and letters to Church officials, and in correspondence with Vatican officials, and who passed a polygraph examination regarding these events, is in your estimation bizarre hearsay that passed on with the dog that ate it.

I've worked with victims of clerical sexual abuse, served as a victim's advocate, and I personally know several victims of clerical sexual abuse, one of whom is a close personal friend.

I know what they suffered in bringing forward their cases.

I've spoken with Stephen Brady, who interviewed the woman who testified to these events in sworn deposition, in accounts to investigators, in affidavits submitted in support of others' cases, in direct statements to Bernardin, in phone calls and letters to Church officials, and in correspondence with Vatican officials, and who passed a polygraph examination regarding these events.

Frankly, I find your characterization of her testimony to be reprehensible.

47 posted on 07/25/2012 7:21:52 PM PDT by Brian Kopp DPM
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