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To: Dr. Eckleburg
Let us now compare one Roman Catholic diocese, the Los Angeles Diocese, who paid out on one day in 2007 over $660 million dollars to settle real, actual, proven sexual abuse cases against Roman Catholic priests.

Let's look at what the article says about a jury verdict and settlements for the sexual abuse perpetrated by a protestant minister:

One of the largest settlements to date in Protestant churches involved the case of former Lutheran minister Gerald Patrick Thomas Jr. in Texas, where a jury several years ago awarded the minister's victims nearly $37 million (euro28 million). Separate earlier settlements involving Thomas cost an additional $32 million.

$69 Million. One protestant preacher. Ouch.

278 posted on 02/28/2010 9:53:48 PM PST by theanonymouslurker
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To: Judith Anne

Ping to 278.


283 posted on 02/28/2010 9:59:04 PM PST by theanonymouslurker
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To: theanonymouslurker
Good thing Jenkins was arrested, tried and convicted.

Unlike most of the thousands of pedophile priests who are silently shuffled off to other unsuspecting parishes where they can commit their sins against children again and again.

I'm always taken aback by Roman Catholics who deny this glaring problem in their church. It is epidemic. A celibate priesthood draws a certain kind of man to it. It doesn't take a PH.D. to know that. Just a little common sense and some observation skills.

295 posted on 02/28/2010 10:35:49 PM PST by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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