Unrepentant defiant Whore of Rome monsters!:
Every responsible party should be sued til they have nothing, and then jailed to prevent further harm.
The RC is a lawless religious mafia racket
KHNL: Vatican: Bishops not obligated to report sexual abuse
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Vatican: Bishops not obligated to report sexual abuse
ARIZONA
Hawaii News Now
By Janice Yu
TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) -
The Roman Catholic Church told newly ordained bishops that they are not obligated to report sexual abuse to authorities, stating the responsibility to report the abuse falls on the victims and their families.
This was first reported by a journalist with Crux, a Catholic news website.
Tucson Diocese Bishop Gerald Kicanas said there is a lot of effort in the U.S. to make sure bishops report any sexual abuse to authorities.
He also said bishops are well aware of their responsibility to report.
Locally, the diocese screens those working in the ministry, as well as volunteers and staff.
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) said they are upset by the news.
“No mention was made that you should call the police when a crime is reported to you and we found that deeply disturbing,” said Barbara Dorris, with SNAP.
Dorris said there has been a lot of talk about changes that will be made within the church, but nothing has actually been accomplished to make sure those responsible for sexual abuse are held accountable.
http://m.hawaiinewsnow.com/hawaiinewsnow/pm_/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=od:9QnO5kKE
Vatican: Bishops not obligated to report sexual abuse
ARIZONA
Hawaii News Now
By Janice Yu
TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) -
The Roman Catholic Church told newly ordained bishops that they are not obligated to report sexual abuse to authorities, stating the responsibility to report the abuse falls on the victims and their families.
This was first reported by a journalist with Crux, a Catholic news website.
Tucson Diocese Bishop Gerald Kicanas said there is a lot of effort in the U.S. to make sure bishops report any sexual abuse to authorities.
He also said bishops are well aware of their responsibility to report.
Locally, the diocese screens those working in the ministry, as well as volunteers and staff.
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) said they are upset by the news.
“No mention was made that you should call the police when a crime is reported to you and we found that deeply disturbing,” said Barbara Dorris, with SNAP.
Dorris said there has been a lot of talk about changes that will be made within the church, but nothing has actually been accomplished to make sure those responsible for sexual abuse are held accountable.
Catholics seem to miss the fact that it’s not that the abuse occurred that is the problem.
Abusers will sneak in through any system set up to prevent it. It, unfortunately, happens.
The problem is the way it was handled when it was exposed.
The resultant cover up and moving of abusers from parish to parish was nothing more than the church guarding the door while the abuse went on. That is an abomination and that those responsible for both the abuse and cover ups (making them complicit) were not dealt with until the public outcry forced the church into damage control, is the major issue here which virtually no Catholic will address.
All they ever do is go on to post “statistics” to “prove” that a child’s own father is a worse abuser than any Catholic priest. As if that justifies it or negates it.
It’s the old *Look, over there!* tactic.
I would think that if priests hear the confession of those guilty of child sexual abuse they insist that part of the reconciliation process is that the guilty party surrenders to the authorities and faces the legal ramifications of his/her sin - clergy or laity.