Wednesday, December 29, 2004

They're Still Blaming Everyone - Except the Priests!

Catholic attorney Patrick Schiltz will be giving a talk Jan 10 in Dayton, Ohio, on how lawyers can help Rome defend itself against sex abuse lawsuits. This was reported in the Dec 24 issue of 'The Catholic Telegraph,' the Archdiocese of Cincinnati newspaper, in an article titled, "Lawyer to Examine Cost of Clergy Sex Abuse Crisis."

Schiltz is a law professor at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Since 1987 he "has represented or advised religious organizations in connection to more than 500 clergy sexual misconduct cases across the country and internationally." He said:

"I will focus on the role that lawyers, especially the church's own lawyers, played in creating the clergy sexual abuse crisis and I will talk about how those same lawyers now have the opportunity to help the church emerge from the crisis."

Comment – So......it was "lawyers" who helped to create "the clergy sexual abuse crisis!" This must be VERY comforting to the perverts and their protectors in the Catholic Church.

Ever since this story came out in 2002, one of the Catholic Church's defenses has been to spread blame anywhere – except their priests, of course!

Schiltz seems to be one of those Catholics who care more about the "church" than children. His true heart was betrayed in an article he wrote in the July 7, 2003 issue of 'America: The National Catholic Weekly.' He wrote:

1."Plaintiffs' lawyers know that judges and jurors have been poisoned by the recent media coverage..."

Comment – This is another one of the Catholic defenses in the past few years – to blame the media and its "poison." And, we also see the classic Catholic view that people, in this case judges and jurors, must not be not capable of thinking for themselves.

2. "Since early 2002, the legal world has become much more dangerous for the church than it was previously."

Comment – Yes......and for hundreds of years the Catholic priesthood has been dangerous for children!

May Jesus Christ continue to expose the wickedness of the Roman priesthood, no matter how many lawyers and legal tricks Rome can muster!