July 07, 2004
The scandal in the Catholic Church was always about the money
Sex claims 'bankrupt US archdiocese'
Massive church closures in Boston
I'm afraid we'll see a lot more of this before it's over...
Yes, there were a few priests who abused their positions of trust and sexually abused their parishioners, but the abuse was far from systemic (Don't like the word, but it works here.)
As the Dimocrat party puts up a trial lawyer for VP who's enriched himself through civil litigation, we should all bear in mind that most of the abuse claims against Catholic priests were about getting the money damages, not about ending the abuse.
The Church had "deep pockets" and that's all most lawyers need to know.
What a shame, a tragedy (at least one priest has committed suicide over this) and a sin!
While some may argue that the Church was "too rich" anyway, in that it's based on the worship of Christ who eschewed earthly wealth and who advocated poverty, the impoverishment of Catholic churches will impair their ministries, too.
(Also, you have to ask yourself how churches which answered previously only to Rome were subjected to the American courts' jurisdiction as "businesses."
This was the work of those clever litigators, too.)
All in all, the trial lawyers have a lot to answer for!
If sKerry and Edwards are elected (God forbid!), you can kiss tort reform goodbye for a long time!
While I am not a Catholic myself, I know many fine people who are and as fellow Christians, I support them and include them in the Body of Christ.
Please join me in praying for the Church as they go through these tempestuous times and also when we were fighting a war against the very forces of Evil.
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