[Gamecock]

At least 42 of them were girls.

But that's impossible! We've been told over and over agin by FR catholics that this was a homosexual issue...

[Alex Murphy]

A recent letter to the editor sums it up well...

Dear Editor: I read in The Capital Times that the Catholic Church has just added a number of new sins that address pollution, mind-damaging drugs and social injustice. This is appropriate to keep up with the times.

However, the Catholic Church is deafeningly silent on the issue of clergy sexual abuse of children.

No one connected with the church that I know of has addressed that issue with the laity. Is it a sin to knowingly assign pedophiles to a round of parishes? Is it a sin to pay victims to keep their mouths shut and then have them sign a statement that if they ever tell about their abuse to repay the money with interest?

I am sure there are scores of Catholics who would like answers to these questions.

Possibly Bishop Robert Morlino could provide answers on a compact disc and send it to all the parishes in the Diocese of Madison.

He could require that the CD be played at all Masses on a Sunday of his choice. He could then require that all priests not express any disagreement with whatever he says or suffer dire consequences.

This action by Bishop Morlino could put these questions to rest once and for all. At the present time, all the Catholic faithful are getting is a lot of papal bull.

Philip Neis

Madison

[vladimir998]

You wrote:

“But that’s impossible! We’ve been told over and over agin by FR catholics that this was a homosexual issue...”

It is a homosexual issue overall. Remember, out of those 42 girls, 24 of them were molested by just two men. The vast majority of kids molested were boys and they were molested by homosexuals.

[lastchance]

It mainly is a homosexual issue. That does not mean it is only a homosexual issue. Plus I believe a very small minority are making invalid claims. But sadly I am sure most of them are telling the truth.

Where the statues of limitations has not been met those who are accused should be charged and brought to justice by the civil as well as church authorities. Where the statue of limitations does apply those priests should be defrocked. Which I believe is the standard response these days. Unfortunately this response is all too recent.

It is sadly too true that “ the road to hell is paved with the skull of bishops”