Just got a read of an article in Today's New York Times.
The article's title is: Files Show How Los Angeles Church Leaders Controlled Damage.
It can be found here:
The articles details recent documents the contents which the Archdiocese of Los Angles was recently forced to released as part the lawsuit that resulted in the largest settlement to date in the sexual abuse scandal.
The article offers proof positive that Cardinal Mahoney, now in pleasant retirement, deliberately ordered the cover of up the rape and sexual torture of the children.
Cardinal Mahoney, in response to this scathing report according the newspaper, stated: "It remains my daily and fervent prayer that God's grace will flood the heart and soul of each victim, and that their life journey continues forward with ever greater healing," Mahony wrote. "I am sorry."
In contrast to this he wrote, over 12 years ago (10/06/2000) when it was suggested that sexual abuse be openly stated at a Sunday Mass: "We could open up another firestorm — and it takes us years to recover from those," "Is there no alternative to public announcements at all the Masses in 15 parishes??? Wow — that really scares the daylights out of me!!"
"It scares the daylights out of me!!"???? He put the Church's reputation and the money ahead of the safety of children and vulnerable.
HOLY MOLEY!
This in NOT just the Church leadership of 10, 20, 30, 40, 100 years ago. This is NOT something fading into the past. It's also now. The proof of that is what happened in Philadelphia and in Kansas City, MO last year.
I hold that any faithful Roman Catholics - especially the pro-life activists - who believe this is only "a beads on the knees" situation exclusively and there is no need, therefore, for deliberate and direct action at holding a bishop accountable are as guilty of the sin of omission and are as liable as Cardinal Mahoney, the Pope and the rest of the hierarchy were and are at failing to protect children and the vulnerable from sexual predators.
Either you do something personally, openly and directly or you are complicit and are engaging in the base vice of tribalism. It's as simple as that.
You do NOT dare to talk about or march against or protest abortion or act to preserve your religious freedom unless you become willing to do something directly to hold our leaders accountable for protecting sexual predators and covering up sexual abuse in the Church besides pray.
And I, for one, do not intend to let any of you, my fellow Church-going Catholics, ever forget it!!
“Ego delustro sic non tu poteris nutu”.
I disabuse so you can’t snooze.
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