[Salvation]

**I’m sure some of the cases of pedophilia and homosexual solicitation are real as is the hypocrisy of several rebellious clergy who encouraged sin.**

And then, as in our archdiocese, some of the accusations are false and put forth by ambulance and dirt digging (falsehoods) attorneys.

[SaltyJoe]

If this is what happens to an institution that rejects sin, then what happens to those who don’t recognize evil as it is? Will they have coffers deep enough to pay the penalty for their crimes?

My feeling is that “Rule of Law” doesn’t apply to the secular in such cases. Thus, equality of the law isn’t the reality, but the fleecing of Catholics is. Unfortunately, Justice will be returned when Mercy could have been.

[steadfastconservative]

You better believe that some of the accusations are false and that some innocent priests have had their lives and reputations ruined because of them.

But my question is, Is it just to force a diocese to sell its assets, especially parishes and schools, in order to pay the legal settlement to the victims of abuse? How does harming lay Catholics by closing schools and parishes make up for the abuse that these victims allegedly suffered? Would that satisfy justice or would it merely satisfy a desire for vengeance? I think it is the latter.