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Wolftrail7272 ago

Wonder what Archbishop Carlson has been up to... COUGH COUGH. Please, dig.

Wolftrail7272 ago

Ask me questions, everyone. I will reply.

catslovejustice ago

Are you talking about this: http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values/st-louis-archbishop-carlson-claims-to-be-uncertain-if-he/article_4215ecea-3409-53b3-813b-545c81a1b793.html

**During the deposition taken last month, attorney Jeff Anderson asked Carlson whether he knew it was a crime for an adult to engage in sex with a child.

“I’m not sure whether I knew it was a crime or not,” Carlson replied. “I understand today it’s a crime.”**

Wolftrail7272 ago

Welcome the the center. You understand, now, whats going on. Nobody could reasonably believe him on this. Fundamentally, this is the most wrong thing. Likely why actions were taken against him within the church, which also means the church knew what was happening.

catslovejustice ago

It seems like this happens a lot. Didn't the last pope have issues because he failed to report crimes under his watch? Like the Sandusky thing. It's a good ol boys club and they don't want to do anything that will impact donations coming in.

Mad_As_Hell ago

This type of thing is rampant in Catholic Church: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_sexual_abuse_cases

It was official policy to deal with abuse cases internally using Canon law rather than involve the authorities. This usually involved moving abuser priests from parish to parish, allowing them continued access to young children.

In Ireland, the top Church representative was found to have been involved in forcing victims of a serial abuser priest to sign vows of silence: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1257904/Irelands-Catholic-leader-Sean-Brady-paedophile-priest-cover-up.html