What is preventing the Bishop from denying it in public? Nothing.
I suspect that he will not deny the charges in court because the case will never go to court. It will be settled out of court.
Clinton's lawyers went out and claimed that Clinton did not rape Juanita Broderick. Clinton himself has never denied it. Clinton has always referred people to the statement his lawyers made.
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“What is preventing the Bishop from denying it in public? Nothing.”
Actually two things:
1) It shifts the focus from attacking Mugabe to defending the Archbishop. Bad strategy.
2) As a Christian he has to be willing to suffer scorn in silence when that is needed. It is the way of the saints after all. Mind you, I have no idea if the accusation is true.
“I suspect that he will not deny the charges in court because the case will never go to court. It will be settled out of court.”
In Mugabe’s little fiefdom under the lights of his TV station’s cameras? I’m not so sure about that. Mugabe is pushing this.
“Clinton’s lawyers went out and claimed that Clinton did not rape Juanita Broderick. Clinton himself has never denied it.”
For three reasons:
1) It was true - he raped her (all the evidence points toward that)
2) It looked beneath the dignity of the office to have Clinton deny it personally.
3) No one in the MSM really paid attention to Broderick.
“Clinton has always referred people to the statement his lawyers made.”
Again, we all know why.