Catholic Church more scandle

[Fish]

Is it surprising therefore that, wherever possible, a church might try to give the benefit of the doubt, believe in reassurances given of no repetition of possibly inappropriate behaviour etc. rather than hand someone over to the authorities

It is not their place nor do they have any legal right to carry out any such process! You cannot have a law within the law to suit, its quite simple really, an accusation is made, evidence is gathered, if sufficient evidence is confirmed then an arrest or investigation is started and if ANYONE obstructs, hides or sends an individual away so they can avoid facing those allegations, then THEY should all be charged also!

It really isn't difficult IMO, the bottom line is we can't walk on egg shells just because their are allegations against a priest, vicar, clergy or whoever, nobody is exempt of the law, especially and more so with such heinous crimes against children, the Yewtree investigations are proving that celebrities of any standing and recognition are not untouchable, why should it be any different because it involves the church?

 

[Foxholer]

What about O'Brien has he been bannished, not as far as I know he is retired and living in a cottage which will be provided & paid for by the Church and you can bet he is still get paid from the Church.

If this is about Cardinal Keith O'Brien, then I don't believe it's about Child Abuse. In fact, that issue might not even be about anything illegal - though quite possibly an abuse of power. If it was about illegal activity and he is indeed 'available for prosecution', surely it's more a criticism of Police and their failure to act.

 

[DappaDonDave]

Er. Apparently, not just the Catholic Church! But all of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, etc. In fact, every religion that has the concept of a Deity.

Agreed.

Probably a misquote but serves my point.