tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888733585496779286.post8179921513391318842..comments2023-04-27T05:35:45.895-07:00Comments on CofA5 2009: Hope: Pedophile priests live free and unmonitored in neighborhoods all over the country.Kay Ebelinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13753284586265566961noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888733585496779286.post-36348672907791971112009-09-11T19:31:38.862-07:002009-09-11T19:31:38.862-07:00I was a victim of Father Sean Cronin in the LA Arc...I was a victim of Father Sean Cronin in the LA Archdiocese. He was ordained in Dublin, Ireland and then sent to Los Angeles. I did ask the LA Archdiocese recently what his status was and they told me the Vatican was reviewing his case. I also contacted the One in Four organization in Ireland to give them a heads up in case he decides to go back to Ireland and live in quiet, comfortable retirement courtesy of the LA Archdiocese, prowling the streets for teenage boys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888733585496779286.post-61539272954705483032009-09-11T13:57:54.284-07:002009-09-11T13:57:54.284-07:00Great stuff, as always, Kay.
I'd like to re...Great stuff, as always, Kay. <br /><br />I'd like to respond to the Anonymous comment asking what the bishops are expected to do. <br /><br />For starters, they can stop spending millions of parishioners' dollars fighting necessary Statute of Limitations reforms.<br /><br />They can stop their coordinated campaigns of threats, intimidation and personal attacks against state legislators who author and sponsor Statute of Limitation bills. <br /><br />They can stop attacking victims and survivers which thereby creates an environment too hostile for others to come forward and report crimes.<br /><br />They can stop firing teachers and principals who report abuse and stop promoting everyone else who keeps the secret. <br /><br />They can stop following the "protect the church at all costs" Crimen Sollicitationis secret policy and start acting in a way that at least resembles the openness and transparency they promised in the charter. <br /><br />Please don't believe for a second that the bishops have good hearts and are doing their level best for children and survivors. <br /><br />They are complicit - to this day - in corrupt, criminal and immoral activity. Please don't be a fool and fall for their lame excuses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888733585496779286.post-3738658804541637272009-09-11T12:08:27.514-07:002009-09-11T12:08:27.514-07:00The Catholic Church has shirked its "legal&qu...The Catholic Church has shirked its "legal" responsibilities for decades (centuries may be more accurate). Keeping credibly accused priests, nuns and other religious away from unsuspecting families is a moral imperative. <br /><br />My perp was moved to "avoid scandal". He was housed in a facility in Dittmer, Missouri (conveniently away from the jurisdiction that could have prosecuted him) for almost a decade before being moved to a long term care facility.<br /><br />Since pedophile protection and relocation was a de facto practice of the Catholic hierarchy, they have a moral and ethical obligation to protect children by keeping these monsters segregated from the innocent public. <br /><br />Unfortunately, many actions and practices of the Catholic church are neither moral nor ethical.Michaelhttp://www.offmyknees.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888733585496779286.post-33330875355604308312009-09-11T12:02:49.886-07:002009-09-11T12:02:49.886-07:00Another great post Kay. The GCAC (Global clergy Ab...Another great post Kay. The GCAC (Global clergy Abuse Crisis/Coverup) certainly needs to be exposed for what it is - a pox and a blight upon humanity as the world is beginning at last to acknowledge for to leave your head in the sand on this one simply exposes yourself and others to wanton and wholesale rape at the hands of catholic and other clergy.<br /><br />JohnBJohnBhttp://www.septmber12009.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888733585496779286.post-57204755569655627442009-09-11T10:17:49.513-07:002009-09-11T10:17:49.513-07:00This came to my email re this story: That headline...This came to my email re this story: That headline should be "all over the world" not just country. My perp lives free to do as he pleases in Ireland. All the home boys run to their native countries to avoid jail.Kay Ebelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753284586265566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888733585496779286.post-7323938294850531902009-09-11T10:04:32.143-07:002009-09-11T10:04:32.143-07:00So what? You just shrug and say oh well? This is a...So what? You just shrug and say oh well? This is a precedent setting situation, we have to find creative answers, not just look the other way.Kay Ebelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753284586265566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888733585496779286.post-64217434682000475752009-09-11T08:39:58.612-07:002009-09-11T08:39:58.612-07:00I can certainly appreciate your concern. But legal...I can certainly appreciate your concern. But legally, most of these priests do not have to register since they were never convicted of a crime. So when Fox News says 100,000 predators are unregistered, that's why.<br /><br />I'm not sure I understand what you want the bishops to do. If they have these guys defrocked, the men are free to do what they want. They are no longer bound by holy orders. If they remain priests, critics cry that their bishops are not being tough enough on them.<br /><br />There's nothing keeping these men from just packing up and leaving. Priests leave the priesthood all the time for all kinds of reasons, and being monitored is one of them. Is this an ideal situation? Of course not, but there's really no way to completely fix the situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com