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To: discostu
if we run into pedophiles in fandom we get rid of them and assist in the investigation, which is something no Catholic will be able to say in total honesty until Cardinal Law is sent back to America to face charges.

Give it a rest. There ARE no charges against Cardinal Law nor will there EVER be charges against Cardinal Law because he broke NO LAWS! Even the Attorney General of the State of Massachusetts had to admit that!!

There are laws NOW that state someone has to report to the state if there is an accusation or any evidence of abuse. At the time Geoghan and Shanley were abusing kids, there were no such laws. The Cardinal was guilty of not doing something about the situation earlier than he did, and has admitted so, but he broke no laws, nor did he ever abuse any children. Almost every one of the cases in the news took place before he ever arrived in Boston. He was left with the aftermath, and he even put policies in place in the Diocese to make sure it never happened again. No one seems to ever mention that.

156 posted on 04/26/2005 3:47:10 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: SuziQ

Right that's why he left under the cover of dark and hasn't even come close to stepping foot in any country that would extradite him.

Yeah I always have lots of respect for guys that do reprehensible things then institute policies to make sure nobody else does them. Ranks Law right up there with McCain and CFR in my book.


158 posted on 04/26/2005 4:00:42 PM PDT by discostu (quis custodiet ipsos custodes)
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