[blu]

Church canon law is to protect child abuse with secrecy.

Excuse me, I think you may have misspoken, goodman. f not, please cite me the part of Canon law to which you refer.

[Cboldt]

I was paraphrasing the remarks at FoxNews.

And likely the person speaking there was misusing the term, "canon law."

[Cboldt]

I was paraphrasing the remarks at FoxNews.

And likely the person speaking there was misusing the term, "canon law."

http://video.foxnews.com/v/5822185180001/massive-sex-abuse-scandal-hidden-by-catholic-church-unveiled

Right at the beginning ... 1:17 or so is the statement that clergy is protected from accusations, by secrecy. Same term is used again shortly thereafter. Speaker is Mitchell Garabedian