[danmar]

The scent of cash is in the air.

Can hardly argue with that point of view.

Do not get me wrong, I am not defending the clergy (the Catholic Church has a lot of questions to answer lately), but 18+ Years to figure it out that your daughter was molested?
I might look dumb to you, but I ain't that stupid to swallow this one as the real McCoy. No can dooo...

[Bluntpoint]

But for the church's track record, I would have to agree with you.

Sadly, the more stones turned over the more that is found.

What is the "known" total of pay outs so far?

[ladysusan]

Danmar,
Denial runs exceeding deep when sexuality , religion, and one's daughter are concerned. How many times have you read stories about a young woman who was able to conceal her pregnancy from her parents for seven or eight months, even though she lived in the same home with them? Don't you think the blindness required for *that* level of denial can extend for years and years where the abuse was not seen, and your own clergy was involved? I have no trouble believing that at all. Denial and repression are extremely powerful forces.