Culture of Corruption
Am I the only one who sees a similarity between this :
And so, Bernard Cardinal Law is gone. Going into his meeting with Pope John Paul II, the man who entrusted him in 1984 with leadership of the Catholic Church in Boston, Law had lost control of his archdiocese. He had to face the pope knowing he was to face a criminal grand jury. His archdiocese is considering bankruptcy protection from sex-abuse plaintiffs suing the archdiocese. And there is no end in sight to the numbing revelations of sexual corruption among the Boston clergy, and the irrefutable evidence that the cardinal and his bishops recycled sex abusers, and lied about it as a matter of course.
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The scandal, obviously, is not over. Not in Boston, and not anywhere else in America. On Thursday, Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly said the depth and breadth of the corruption in the archdiocese goes “far beyond one person. There are other people that knew, other bishops, perhaps even the Vatican, that were aware of the scope of the scandal.”“There was a cover-up, an elaborate scheme to keep [knowledge of priest sex abuse] away from law enforcement, to keep it quiet,” he told reporters. “The Church and the leadership of the Church felt it was more important to protect the Church than any children, and as a result of that, needless numbers, countless numbers, of children were harmed.”
Six-term Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) resigned yesterday amid reports that he had sent sexually explicit e-mails to at least one underage male former page.
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The resignation rocked the Capitol, and especially Foley’s GOP colleagues, as lawmakers were rushing to adjourn for at least six weeks. House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) told The Washington Post last night that he had learned this spring of some “contact” between Foley and a 16-year-old page. Boehner said he told House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.), and that Hastert assured him “we’re taking care of it.”
The Republican leadership in the House of Representatives have been covering up for a sexual predator. The Republican leadership in the House of Representatives have been covering up for a sexual predator. The Republican leadership in the House of Representatives have been covering up for a sexual predator.
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Nope!!!!!
Comment by Pope Bandar bin Turtle — September 30, 2006 @ 6:59 am
Hey, Greg. On the This Modern World site you comment that the “family values” voters aren’t going to like the fact that a repub legislator is sending sexually explicit messages to little boys … except, except look at the number of evangelical youth ministers, etc. who get busted for sexual molestation. They don’t care about Foley’s “hobby.” Even the center for Missing and Exploited Children had a little commendation on their web site for all the work he’s done. Jesus — they more than anyone should know that sexual deviants who prey on children put themselves in places where they can gain access to kids. It makes me feel sick to my stomach.
What is it with these “family values” moralists? I get it — they confuse the words “pray” and “prey.” That must be it! They just need a dictionary.
Comment by Suzy — October 1, 2006 @ 6:25 am
One more thing: As a teacher, I am a “mandated reporter”, that is, if I know or even suspect any sort of abuse of a child, I must, by law, report it. The same is true of doctors, nurses, social workers …
That these bastards can know for more than a year, and all they do is have a chat with the perpetrator, probably warn him about being more discreet. It’s so sleezy.
But don’t get me wrong — I think it’s even more reprehensible that they voted this week to OK torture and shredded the Constitution even further.
They are all such a pack of — I can’t even find the words to describe them. I’d call them pond scum, but that’s unfair to pond scum. My mom — always creative with the insults — used to call people hemmoroids; she argued that assholes serve a very important function, but hemmoroids don’t do anything but cause pain and discomfort.
Anyway, those so and sos gotten away with so much — of course, predation on children will be OK too. They’ll just change the law.
Comment by Suzy again — October 1, 2006 @ 6:36 am
Actually, I was thinking the exact same thing this morning while I watched the Sunday morning shows. One more example of lack of separation between church and state.
Comment by Joe — October 1, 2006 @ 10:57 am
GOP - Groping Old Pedophiles
Comment by Becky — October 1, 2006 @ 5:28 pm