Settlement Pending in LA?
Settlement Pending in LA? According to the press a possible settlement might be just days away for about 60 plaintiffs in the LA diocese. The number averaged out to about 1.3 million per plaintiff...
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I don't want an apology anymore. A real apology comes from someone that is truly sorry for what they have done, it is offered freely, and without request. I don't believe for a minute that...
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I feel the same way as Disgusted. Initially, I wanted an apology myself, but not anymore. Not from Brom, because like Mahony, there is no way in hell that guy is sorry for anything. All I want now is...
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I guess you can take some comfort in knowing that1) Since they seem at the level of the magisterium to care mostly about money, you're hitting them right where they live2) Since <same premise as...
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I hope so Greg. They are working pretty hard at eliminating even that modicum of responsibilty.On another note, while I have always tried to be upfront about my identity, I think I am going to go...
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AZ,I always like reading your posts. I think about how you said you stare at what you're afraid of until you're not afraid of it anymore, or something like that, and it makes me feel maybe I can do...
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Any apology by any Bishop in the RCC is a empty apology. As I have said before, I just hope I get an apology from Mahony so I can tell him to shove it up his A$$. I will be viewing the documentary...
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It's not so much just the apology, but the acknowledgement, publicly, for all to see. I know a lot of times it's going to be empty, hell, I've been hearig for years from priests, bishops, and even...
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I picture a public footwashing, with bishops washing the feet of victims. But not until they mean it, and I don't see that they do.
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It is a systemic and communal sickness and it needs to be a systemic reparation. I see that in your post and I feel the same way myself.I have had people say to me, "It wasn't the Church who hurt you,...
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It is the bishops who call the tune, the rest of the sheep just dance to it.I would be happy with the bishop in question making a statement in a full page newspaper ad in the NY Times that read close...
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Every once and awhile I log onto the SNAP board and read the comments from survivors from other states. (I'm in Maryland) It is still hard for me to believe that this abuse was so systemic and across...
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Now you have my mind racing! The Roman Catholic Church claims to have roots tied straight to Christ. Well, if you ask me, Christ was not Roman! It all started with the crazed Roman Emperor...
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Dear Eddieyou have all the right in the world for going off. Ill paraphrase St. Augustine: Anger is the beginning of courage. My family and I have had an uphill struggle just to meet with Bishop...
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We would all love our day in court, unfortunatley that won't happen fotm most of us. A monetary settlement is the only justice some of us will receive. We know this won't heal the scar. We all need to...
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What I am going to do that I think will make me feel better is work to get the picture of an abusive bishop taken off the wall of my local Catholic school. How can they possibly justify hanging a...
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Where is this picture hanging and what is the name of the bishop. I would like to add my support if you want others to join.
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Thank you, fineokalrite! I would love the support. I have been advised by my lawyer to wait until my own case is settled, hopefully this winter, until I do any activism. It's hard for me to wait, but...
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Janet, that is a worthy cause.I got my start in activism when I asked to have thename of Vincent I. Breen off the parish center at HolySpirit Church in Fremont, Ca. Breen molested probablydozens of...
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And those are the blows that hurt so bad. When you stand exposed in your pain and these "men of God" react by not reacting. You stand screaming in torment and you realize it's as though you are behind...
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