[NYer]

Instead, the lawsuits target the conduct of church officials last year when alleged victims came forward with complaints.

This is one of the most insidious dioceses in the US ... They truly believe they can get away with this by blaming everyone else. This is Lent ... time for repentence!

[Chancellor Palpatine]

Several of the news articles, which the judge said he "culled from various sources," have computer coding at the top and bottom of the pages indicating they were printouts from from the diocese's spokesman, Ken Goldfarb. One article contains handwriting that Aretakis identified as that of the church's attorney, Michael Costello.

I've said it over and over again - the level of corruption historically employed when people tried to address this stuff years ago is atrocious.

In this one, there was obviously illicit communication occurring, and this outwardly devout guy denied it despite the obvious and inevitable scrutiny. Imagine what it was like when there was no scrutiny.