@Amon-Sul:
@balungaloaf:
its an orchastrated shakedown. thats easy to see.
and it will continue. they are trying to bankrupt the big diocese in big cities. many people see this, but liberals are blinded like normal by their indoctinated hatred for catholics b/c of the church’s policies.
if you want to make a million, you know what to do now. make something up about a priest. thats so f’ing evident its not even funny any more.
well, when someone from USA speaks like that about these issue, i wont even ask are you a catholic or not, but what you re saying is pretty serious, to accuse somebody( especially a priest ) for doing something like these, and not just that, to try earn some money on it
God helps us!
Well, he IS Catholic, so there is bias.
Civil cases can last until money/stamina is exhausted, just about. Here is a rundown of how they work: http://www.scselfservice.org/civ/default.htm
In this case, we see that the Church elected to settle for $660 million. What this means is that the case is dismissed if the plaintiff accepts the settlement offer. Now, for a sum like that, it’s a good guess that the judgment of the case, had it gone through the end, was doubtful for the Church, and they might have been ordered to pay a larger amount. Or the costs associated with defending the case were considerable, and it would be better to settle. But at $660 million, I doubt it.
@balungaloaf:
as i’ve already said, priests have lower cases of abuse of minors than anybody else around.
Red herring.
look at liberal judges giving child molestors probation for years of abuse. look at child rapists getting 1 year of jail. this is rediculous!
And…? Those were separate cases that ran to their end. Apparently the Church didn’t think the judgment would be so light, and opted to settle anyway.
but then look at the priests, who the accusers have no proof,(in most other cases there is proof) and they get millions of dollars.
Do they really? Do you know the accusers? Because I would think they are protected by law.
this has been going on for some time now. and will continue to go on. i wouldnt be suprised to see bigger settlements than $660 million!
Since the Church has made its own bed, perhaps it should sleep in it (if they continue to skirt the issue, avoid the law, obstruct investigations, etc., this will continue to happen).
has any other religious organization been targeted for these claims. have the protestants, jews, muslims?..…no they havent.
Considering the relative size of those religions, I don’t think it would be as big. But that’s a red herring anyway.
and they have a bigger percentage of cases, but they dont have the cash! cash that goes to feed the hungry, shelter homeless, and to combat diseases goes to line the pockets of liars. i’m gonna say 50-60 % of these people are liers with no scruples. and more will come.
Who is they?
And I’m going to say that 100% of your claims come out of your rear.
indeed, GOD HELP US!
How about you help yourselves?