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1/“One of the several reasons the current archbishop of Baltimore (William Lori) must resign is that he kept names off the list knowing that it would reduce victims’ opportunity to file suit and thereby save his archdiocese money. This egregious > indietheology.substack.com/p/part-8-the-f…
2/“inclination indicates that the archbishop may be morally unfit to lead any religious organization or community. This disposition may suggest the presence of kind of sociopathic disregard for all vulnerable people and children.”
3/This Fr. Carney whose case I look at here, was a buddy of Maskell’s. you see through the dossier on his depravity, how nursing homes sometimes became dumping grounds for rapist clerics.
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“The high court has pressed the Catholic church to explain why it didn’t have an adequate opportunity 50 years ago to investigate the extent of a priest’s abuse of children, given there were ‘red flags everywhere’ about his crimes. 1/ theguardian.com/australia-news…
2/“The court on Thursday began hearing a key case about a legal tactic now routinely being employed by the church and other institutions to permanently shield themselves from abuse survivors’ civil claims for compensation.”
3/This is a story about the Roman Catholic Church in Australia.

#Catholics everywhere should take note.

Church officials who manipulate documentation to defend against lawsuits are guilty of egregious misconduct.
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“In a plea agreement he signed ahead of his scheduled June 20 trial, Father Jackson, 68, a priest of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), admitted to a single charge of receipt of child pornography.” 1/ ncregister.com/cna/father-jam…
2/“Father Jackson’s supporters rallied around the priest after his arrest, contributing tens of thousands of dollars for his defense.”
3/Let us notice that it appears these supporters rallied behind this guy even after the cache of porn made via #ChildRape was found on his computer.
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“Pope Francis’s record is mixed on the greatest scandal to envelop the church in centuries. His forthrightness on the issue is admirable, but ultimately he, and the church, will be judged on the tangible progress they have made.” 1/ washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…
2/ Francis, who doesn’t have & the “liberal” #CatholicChurch have dropped the ball on this. Francis doesn’t have the support to hold perpetrators & the prelates who maintain the cover-up responsible. “Liberal” Catholics have declined to use their power to oust
3/accomplices & accessories to these crimes ftom power. I have been writing about this for 20 years. It is tragic and appalling. @IndieTheology
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1/“Cardinal Timothy Dolan was directed in early 2021 to investigate claims against retired Albany Bishop Howard Hubbard, who has been accused of multiple instances of sexual abuse against minors” (child r*pe) > pillarcatholic.com/new-york-archd…
2/“and who admitted last year that he transferred several priests to new parish ministries without contacting police, after they were accused of sexual abuse.”
3/“A woman who claims she was sexually abused by Hubbard and other priests while she was a teenager attempted to subpoena archdiocesan records of the Vos estis investigation into Hubbard, which amount to more than 1,400 pages,”
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Good afternoon @Conservatives👋

In the last week myself & countless colleagues + 1000s of wonderful volunteers have been BOMBARDED by requests to DROP EVERYTHING & help w/ the mission for all adults to #GetBoostedNow, many of us giving up much needed days off.

@BorisJohnson
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Volunteers are needed for everything from car park attendants, to clearer uppers, through IT/admin experts to clinicians….there is a job for literally anyone (other than Mark Francois😳), who can spare a few hours!

@10DowningStreet @SteveBakerHW @Mark_J_Harper #MiriamCates
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So, could I make a polite request & ask (with absolutely no due respect) that rather than offering 👏👏👏s with one hand & the perfect storm of unmitigated uncontrolled #COVID19 spread & an #NHS in crisis with the other…

@sajidjavid @DHSCgovuk @NHSEngland @MattHancock
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