[Saundra Duffy]

The only thing worrying me about this case is: THIS IS CALIFORNIA!

[Saundra Duffy]

Well, that's not the ONLY thing worrying me about this case. I'm worried that Mahoney is just another Law. What were these cardinals thinking?!!!!

[Dr. Scarpetta]

Also named in the suit is the Catholic church's roster of bishops who lead the country's 194 dioceses. In these dioceses, as part of a "scheme and enterprise to protect molesting priests," church officials kept secret "sub secreto" archival files of priests' sexual misconduct, the lawsuits say.

There is going to be a special place in hell for these people.

[Grampa Dave]

SW sent me a very interest reply re this upcoming lawsuit, yesterday. He wanted to know why those injured by lies and withholding of the truth by the enviral nazis didn't have their lawyers use the Rico racketeering laws to sue the enviral nazis and their field agents their card carrying feds and state workers who lie and present false dat for rural cleansing.

Hopefully Sierra Wasp will expound on this great suggestion of his.

[Grampa Dave]

Sierra Wasp has an interesting take on this case. He feels that the farmers, ranchers and others hurt by the enviral nazis and their card carrying field members their liars who work for the Feds and States who lie and start the Rural Cleansing should be sued under the Rico Act/racketeering laws.

If Sierra Wasp wasn't so shy, you might be able to get him to expound on his creative and nobel idea.

[wwjdn]

Now if they could just use the provisions of the racketeering laws to go after the new MOB... the NEA!!!

[1Old Pro]

I've been waiting for an "aiding and abetting" lawsuit.

[Bonaparte]

"The only thing worrying me about this case is: THIS IS CALIFORNIA!"

Ordinarily, I'd be worried about that, too. But if a settlement can't be reached, and this gets to the 9th circuit judges, I think their dislike of the Catholic church will override their liking of criminals. Personally, I don't think the church will let this go that far. What the church should really be worried about is the possibility of a class action RICO filing that seeks distribution of contributions back to parishioners in addition to huge damages. That could break their piggy bank. Catholic seminaries are not supposed to be homosexual bath houses, and churches are not supposed to be pedophilia rings. Had the church not made representations of moral rectitude in solicitation of funds from parishioners, nobody could accuse them of defrauding their adherents. But they did both and none of it can be whistled back. How ironic that Mahony hails from Hollywood and how sad that this church's negligence and complicity have now classed it among drug-dealing motorcycle gangs, hooded klansmen and mafia kingpins in the eyes of the law.

[JoshGray]

It's about time. I hope the plaintiffs refuse to settle and I hope we hear about a LOT more of these cases.

If only it were the law-enforcement types going after them, too.