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In reply to the discussion: Report on PA abuse confirms: It's time to quit the Catholic Church [View all]trotsky
(49,533 posts)30. The absolute killer info:
Access to these secret archives was highly regulated, protected from legal discovery during litigation, and seldom turned over to the secular authorities, even when the church was supposed to be coming clean.
They CONTINUED to lie, hide, obfuscate, delay, and block access to justice for their victims.
Wretched, corrupt, and vile don't even begin to describe this organization.
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Report on PA abuse confirms: It's time to quit the Catholic Church [View all]
Lordquinton
Aug 2018
OP
I see only one way for the Church to save itself and make itself worthy of any sort of following
thucythucy
Aug 2018
#8
Historically, the RCC has held major councils when it's back was to the wall
marylandblue
Aug 2018
#21
A former poster who was a lawyer argued against extending or dropping the statute
Lordquinton
Aug 2018
#19
That "I just won't go into a church in [X] place" fallback just got a lot harder for somebody.
Act_of_Reparation
Aug 2018
#16
When a child raping priest was getting close to prosecution he would be transferred
Major Nikon
Aug 2018
#23
The Catholic Church is a GIANT HYPOCRISY that needs to go out of business.
democratisphere
Aug 2018
#27