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Posted on 04/18/2010 9:49:35 PM PDT by Judith Anne
I seriously wonder about some FReepers, sometimes. Any other person accused of a crime would be defended by every FReeper as being innocent until proven guilty by a court of law. I've seen whole threads written by men who have been accused of child abuse by ex-wives out to deny them their visitation rights or to wrest more money out of them. These men are rightly indignant, and furious about the unjust accusations that cannot be proven but are never withdrawn.
Yet where are those FReepers when a PRIEST is accused? Where is the presumption of innocence? Suddenly, every accusation becomes a verdict, and not only the accused but his entire organization and all its adherents are held responsible.
I can only wonder what some of these so-called conservatives (who so faithfully defend the Constitution) would do, if THEY were the ones accused! It is a nightmare for any man -- all of you know how even the accusation stains the man forever, even if it is proven false!
Not only that, many here assert that the problems of 30, 40 and even 50 years ago must be tried in the media TODAY!
Remember the Duke rape case? There are more similarities than differences here. The priests are accused, nifonged, and instead of being defended, they are vilified!
What other man of you could stand under the weight of such an accusation trumpeted by the press, and come out whole? None! And such accusations made, LONG after the statute of limitations has passed, sometimes even after the accused is dead and buried for YEARS -- are YOU one of those who automatically, reflexively, spitefully, and gleefully act as judge, jury, and executioner?
Women! What if it were YOUR HUSBAND, YOUR BROTHER, YOUR FATHER, YOUR UNCLE, YOUR SON who was accused? Wouldn't you want the best defense possible? Wouldn't YOU believe in their innocence? Wouldn't YOU help protect your loved ones as much as possible? And yet, YOU JUDGE THE CHURCH FOR DOING WHAT YOU WOULD DO?
Shame! Vast shame! On all who have sinned against the innocent!
That was a GUESS on my part, from the evidence of your posts. I stated it was a guess. Feel free to express concern about the child abuse in your own church. It will give the lie to my statement.
“Nifonging the Catholic Church”
Didn’t Nifong persecute those young men over something that NEVER HAPPENED? Because if that is the point....”nifonging” doesn’t work in this case.
Did the “charitable immunity law” in Trenton NJ protect the Catholic dioceses there against being sued for allegations of sexual abuse?
How will these now-adult males ever get the therapy they need? What is Jeffrey Cheseboro doing now? Still working as a minister? Why is this being covered up by the presbyterians?
Why are the presbyterians covering this up? Why isn't this man in prison?
The presbytery consulted with the San Francisco District Attorney’s office, which determined in 1988 that it could not bring criminal charges against Wichman because of statute-of-limitation provisions.
So, if you're a presbyterian, all you have to do is quit the ministry and leave town till the statute of limitations runs out. Then your general council will apologize for you. Disgusting. Where is the money for the psychological treatment of these 18 molested children?
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