Cardinal Dolan Deposed on Sex Abuse

Friday, February 22, 2013

Next week, New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan will be in Rome as part of the conclave that will choose the next pope. But first, Dolan was deposed for three hours yesterday about sexual abuse at the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, which he led from 2002 to 2009, where 575 people have filed claims against the church. As the archdiocese attempts to file bankruptcy, lawyers for the victims want to know what Dolan knew and when. A representative for the victims' group Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests argued that Dolan "did a lot of creative maneuvering of priest sex offenders and creative accounting of church money," as previously reported, without punishing those responsible.

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A representative for the victims' group Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests argued that Dolan "did a lot of creative maneuvering of priest sex offenders and creative accounting of church money," as previously reported, without punishing those responsible.

This type of dedication should earn Dolan the keys to the Popemobile.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2013-02-21 08:06 PM | Reply | Flag:

Only two "evil Catholic" threads on the Retort today?

#2 | Posted by Diablo at 2013-02-21 08:17 PM | Reply | Flag:

first thing you got right in a long time devil boy... The Catholic church is an evil entity.. anyone who covered up sexual abuse of children needs to be punished in the same manner as the guilty abuser.

#3 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2013-02-21 09:47 PM | Reply | Flag:

Then get ready for Harry Reid to be prosecuted for saying Menendez did no wrong?

#4 | Posted by Diablo at 2013-02-21 10:12 PM | Reply | Flag:

Or the artistic lefties apologizing for Roman Polanski?

#5 | Posted by Diablo at 2013-02-21 10:13 PM | Reply | Flag:

What color is the sky in your world? We're talking about one of the most powerful organized crime syndicates in the world protecting child rapists. Your examples are
A. weak
B. incoherent
C. individual opinions, not coercive corporate criminal activity.

Do you ever tire of being so very, very wrong?

#7 | Posted by Harry_Powell at 2013-02-21 11:02 PM | Reply | Flag:

"We're talking about one of the most powerful organized crime syndicates in the world protecting child rapists"

Who mentioned the New York Teacher unions? I didn't.

#8 | Posted by Diablo at 2013-02-21 11:36 PM | Reply | Flag:

So Harry, I state my views. Why don't you:
A. What do you think of Reid's defense of Menendez when rumors are passed he had sex with underage girls in violation of federal law? If you question them (as I have here) do you stand guilty of apologizing for child abuse?
[...]

C. Roman Polanski committed statutory rape on an underage girl. The left feted him, the artistic left especially. Do you defend him? Do not evade that question. Do you defend Polanski? If so, you are worse than I.
And where are the WaPo, NYT editorials renouncing such loyal leftists??

#9 | Posted by Diablo at 2013-02-21 11:44 PM | Reply | Flag:

Never forget:

www.independent.ie

garthright.blogspot.com

www.guardian.co.uk

#10 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2013-02-21 11:44 PM | Reply | Flag:

And the Pope had what to do with that, Alex?

#11 | Posted by Diablo at 2013-02-22 12:22 AM | Reply | Flag:

Or Cardinal Dolan for that matter?

#12 | Posted by Diablo at 2013-02-22 12:23 AM | Reply | Flag:

The Catholic church.

Your favorite corrupt institution.

#13 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2013-02-22 01:06 AM | Reply | Flag:

Feel better now that you've justified yourself Diablo?

#14 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2013-02-22 08:58 AM | Reply | Flag:

Before we approve of the next Pope we will need to know who approved the SEXnazi talking points.

#15 | Posted by donnerboy at 2013-02-22 07:50 PM | Reply | Flag:

Only two "evil Catholic" threads on the Retort today?

Do you even admit that anything wrong occurred?

Because you carry enough water for these guys (without actually thinking about it apparently) to make one wonder.

#16 | Posted by jpw at 2013-02-22 09:20 PM | Reply | Flag:

C. Roman Polanski committed statutory rape on an underage girl. The left feted him, the artistic left especially.

Who cares what the "artistic left" did? The situation with the Catholic Church would be like if Polanski's bosses at Paramount and Universal covered his tracks.

You can't deny Chinatown is a great movie. And the Pope has a nice hat.

#17 | Posted by snoofy at 2013-02-22 09:25 PM | Reply | Flag:

maybe st. john paul will intercede...he's the patron saint of molester eanblers

#18 | Posted by badgerwest at 2013-02-22 09:31 PM | Reply | Flag:

enablers

#19 | Posted by badgerwest at 2013-02-22 09:32 PM | Reply | Flag:

"Do you even admit that anything wrong occurred?"

Sure I have. You just do not read what I post. You react, instead.

#20 | Posted by Diablo at 2013-02-22 10:17 PM | Reply | Flag:

Sure I have. You just do not read what I post. You react, instead.

I've never seen it explicitely.

And most of your posts are decrying anyone who thinks the church criminally responsible as bigots.

Hmmmmmmmmm what do you expect?

#21 | Posted by jpw at 2013-02-22 10:19 PM | Reply | Flag:

I'm not sure Diablo acknowledges the cover-up.
Only that some bad priests did some bad things.

#22 | Posted by snoofy at 2013-02-22 10:23 PM | Reply | Flag:

No, JPW, the posts where I call bigotry are those where the poster gets a perverse thrill out of attacking the religion rather than child abuse.
I have made numerous posts of public school teachers, rabbis and such commiting child abuse and not a single one inflames a heart like yours....only the Catholic ones.
Why?

#23 | Posted by Diablo at 2013-02-23 12:26 AM | Reply | Flag:

the posts where I call bigotry are those where the poster gets a perverse thrill out of attacking the religion rather than child abuse.

Maybe I missed those then because I've seen you quite liberally apply the term to any who dare call the Catholic church out for what any objective observer would agree is right.

The Church knew it had child molesters in its ranks yet chose to tend mother church's image over the child victim's well being.

I'm sorry if realizing that punches such a hole in the facade that the rest comes crumbling down, but it's reality.

#24 | Posted by jpw at 2013-02-23 02:31 AM | Reply | Flag:

I have made numerous posts of public school teachers, rabbis and such commiting child abuse and not a single one inflames a heart like yours

Is there a record of me posting on said threads?

If not, it's likely because I only have two eyes and 24 hours in a day.

So you'll have to excuse me for not reading every and all postings on this site.

#25 | Posted by jpw at 2013-02-23 02:33 AM | Reply | Flag:

Diablo, did the Catholic Church engage in a cover-up of pedophile priests?

#26 | Posted by snoofy at 2013-02-23 04:18 AM | Reply | Flag:

"Diablo, did the Catholic Church engage in a cover-up of pedophile priests?"

Posted by snoofy at 2013-02-23 04:18 AM | Reply

Is the pope an idiot in a funny hat?

#27 | Posted by Zatoichi at 2013-02-23 04:47 AM | Reply | Flag:

Diablo occasionally crafts posts that make some sense, but on the subject of Catholocism he is by virtue of his background, training, and indoctrination incapable of viewing any criticism of the Church as much of anything less than an existential threat. He is, not to put too fine a point on things, living, breathing validation of the old Jesuit boast, "Give me the child for his first seven years, and I'll give you the man." (If not, then a convert - meaning, much the same but in key respects different by degrees of magnitude.)

#28 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2013-02-23 05:29 AM | Reply | Flag: