Thursday, February 9, 2012

Cardinal Edward Egan Just Withdrew His Apology for the Catholic Sex-Abuse Scandal - Michael Brendan Dougherty - BusinessInsider.com

He also claimed that the Church had no obligation to report abuse to the civil authorities.

These are lies, strutting around with pride.

The Church is required to report abuse, according to laws on the books since the 1970s.

Bishop Egan ran a diocese that was notoriously dangerous for children. Contrary to his claim, during his twelve-year enthronement at Bridgeport, Egan repeatedly failed to investigate priests where there were obvious signs of abuse, according to The Hartford Courant. His diocese had to settle the cases and awarded victims some $12-15 million in damages.

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TAGGED: ABUSE, RELIGION, VATICAN/ROMAN CATHOLICISM

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