The most fundamental promise the bishops made -- to quickly remove accused priests -- has been broken. |
There's no state in the union where the bishop has been as hard- nosed and vicious as in Colorado. None. I wouldn't even be able to name the second-worst. |
These centers operate with no state oversight whatsoever. Church officials time and time again tell judges and prosecutors these facilities are secure, when they are not. |
This is an ancient, rigid, secretive, top-down, all-male monarchy. It always has been. It always will be. The answer is not to reform them, but to go around them and to contain them. |
Thousands of victims haven't reported and dozens of bishops aren't telling all they know. They have no incentive to. |
Tremendous secrecy is still the norm. Any external peek into how it works is very rare and very valuable. |
We suspect there are many more. We're convinced it's just a matter of time before it happens again. |
We're grateful that kids will be safe for at least a few more weeks. We believe the burden is now on church officials ... to offer any information they might have on his crimes. |
We're seeing more and more hardball tactics and low-ball offers and a retrenchment across the board. |
When can we understand that a man can be a wonderful mentor and a great teacher and still be a child molester? If these guys had horns and tails, no child would want to be with them and no parents would trust them. |