Cover story - What they knew in 1985 - 17 years ago, a report on clergy sex abuse warned U.S. bishops of trouble ahead By Thomas C. Fox "As attorneys across the nation press countless clergy sex abuse cases against the church, two critical questions they most often ask are: "What did the bishop know?" and "When did he know it?" At stake is episcopal culpability. Also at stake in thousands of lawsuits, many filed and many others still being planned, is potentially billions of dollars in payments to victims. In light of these developments, a 92-page report on clergy sex abuse, distributed to the U.S. bishops in May 1985, warning them of the trouble ahead, has been repeatedly cited by victims' attorneys as a hard measure of episcopal negligence. The document, reportedly referred to in more than 100 lawsuits, is well known to the bishops."
"At the time the men finished the final draft of the report in June 1985, they noted, more than $100 million in claims had been made against just one diocese as a result of sexual contact between a priest "and a number of minor children." The report said the settlement for seven cases, including fees and expenses, had exceeded $5 million, and that "the average settlement for each case was nearly $500,000." It estimated that "total projected losses for the decade" could rise to $1 billion." http://natcath.org/NCR_Online/archives2/2002b/051702/051702a.htm
Sex abuse inquiry set to begin in Cornwall 1/20/06 Cornwall, Ont. "A public inquiry into the handling of allegations of systemic child sexual abuse in this eastern Ontario city is slated to begin Feb. 13. The long-awaited investigation is expected to take much of the year and involve more than a dozen parties eager to get to the bottom of the case, said Peter Engelmann, lead counsel for the commission. He said the first phase of the two-part inquiry will look at how various institutions responded to claims that community leaders were involved in the alleged abuse of several young people in the 1990s." http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20060120/abuse_inquiry_060120/20060120?hub=TorontoHome
Ex-Priest Is Arrested in Abuse Case 1/20/06 Michael Baker, who told Cardinal Mahony in 1986 that he molested children but stayed in ministry, is seized as he leaves a plane at LAX. By Jean Guccione and Richard Winton, Times Staff Writers "A former priest allowed to remain in ministry after telling Cardinal Roger M. Mahony that he had molested children was arrested Thursday on suspicion of committing lewd acts with a child in the 1990s, with deputies taking him into custody as he disembarked from a plane at Los Angeles International Airport. The arrest caps a four-year effort by prosecutors to build a case against Michael Stephen Baker, who authorities said ranks among the most prolific alleged abusers in the church. More than 20 people told the Los Angeles Archdiocese that Baker had molested them during his 26 years as a priest." http://www.latimes.com/news/local/state/la-me-baker20jan20,0,7334375.story?coll=la-news-state
Supreme Court Won't Dismiss Holocaust Case Against Vatican Bank - AP 1/18/06 "The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to consider blocking lawsuits brought on behalf of thousands of gypsies, Jews, Serbs and others who claim the Vatican Bank received valuables stolen by Nazi sympathizers during World War II. Lawyers for the Vatican Bank, which is the financial arm of the Roman Catholic Church, had argued that American courts should not deal with the claims." http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1137492311998 www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substanceânot soap-boxingâplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'âwith its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsâis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply.
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