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Topic History of: Pell: hedda right as usual
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Barney |
If a man sexually abused your child, would you seek 'generous compensation' - or justice and retribution?
Money was the only thing that victims were given - when the Catholic church finally admitted that abuse had occurred.
For decades it was denied by Rome and several Popes - and accusers were pilloried and ostracised for daring to even suggest it.
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hedda |
Archbishop Pell's "Melbourne Response" was first in the world and long before any US action to address abuse in the Church.
It offered generous compensation on basically an accusation alone and no obligation to report to police, but legal help was available if a claimant wanted to.
No figures but it's said 100s took up the offer with few going to police with a minimum of $50,000 to $100,000 compo ( Thank God it's not about the money though).
Pell has been paying a price for that ever since. |
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Barney |
Australia isn't the first jurisdiction to investigate large scale child abuse - by Catholic clergy.
In 2018, a grand jury reported 1,000 incidents of such abuse in Pennsylvania - and many others followed in the US.
These included the Diocese of Boston - where, in 2002 - the Boston Globe published 600 confirmed cases.
Later, in 2015 - an Oscar winning movie, Spotlight - detailed the Boston Globe investigation and how Cardinal Bernard Law there, tried to cover it up.
When the Globe published, Law was spirited away to Vatican City - and independent state, from which he couldn't be extradited from.
Bernard Law was given a prestigious position in the Vatican - which he fulfilled, with a high profile - until his death a few years ago.
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JK2006 |
"Cover up the abuse"? I suspect, frequently, it was "Don't automatically believe False Accusers; many are after money or other rewards; check that there is proof not just lies". |
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Barney |
The 100 redacted pages, in the the Royal Commission reports on child abuse - by Catholic clergy in Australia - have just been published.
Previously, the pages were withheld - to ensure that the completed child abuse cases against Cardinal George Pell were not prejudiced.
GP's failure to address the paedophile activities of clergy is confirmed - with examples given; something that, on occasions, Pell had admitted to.
However, Pell was simply following the directives of Rome - to cover up the abuse, as far as possible.
The same instructions were given to Cardinals/Archbishops everywhere - for decades.
Surely now - the Vatican will comment - despite a recent reluctance to say anything.
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