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L.A. churchgoers chip in for child sex abuse settlements

Posted By David Markland On May 27, 2008 @ 2:18 am In Politics | Comments Disabled

Because I don’t attend church, or associate with any religion, part of me feels unqualified to even state an opinion on this. But, maybe because I was raised Catholic, I’m still enraged by this story:

…Parishes across the sprawling Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles are answering an appeal from Cardinal Roger M. Mahony to help the archdiocese dig out of the financial hole resulting from its multimillion-dollar legal settlements with victims of clergy sexual abuse. [LA Times ^[1]]

The L.A. archdiocese needs to pay $292 million of a staggering $720 million in abuse case settlements.

Shouldn’t the Vatican be taking care of the entirely of this settlement, considering that its institution is responsible for years of coverups into these abuse cases? And why is Mahony, who many believe was actively involved in moving priests accused of child abuse to different churches, ^[2] the one asking for the money?

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[1] LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-churches25-2008may25,0,4993385.story

[2] who many believe was actively involved in moving priests accused of child abuse to different churches,: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/07/us/07priest.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

[3] Planned Parenthood’s Food Fare or: An Ode to Julia Child: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/03/13/planned-parenthoods-food-fare-or-an-ode-to-julia-child/

[4] Abigail’s Story: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/07/13/abigails-story/

[5] Sign of the Times: MPTF Hospital & Convalescent Home Closing: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/01/15/sign-of-the-times-mptf-hospital-convalescent-home-closing/

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