Massive Coverup - 1,000 Children Molested By Boston Priests
 

This is so absolutely sickening and mind boggling:



Priests abused over 1,000 victims

Clergy members and others in the Boston Archdiocese probably sexually abused more than 1,000 people over a period of six decades, Massachusetts' attorney general said Wednesday, calling the scandal so massive it "borders on the unbelievable."

The report, the result of a grand jury investigation that explored whether church hierarchy should be charged criminally for turning a blind eye to allegations of abuse, said the archdiocese received complaints from 789 alleged victims, involving more than 250 clergy and other workers.

However, when other sources are considered, the attorney general said, the abuse likely affected more than 1,000 victims from 1940 until today.

Cardinal Bernard Law, who resigned as archbishop last December, "bears the ultimate responsibility for the tragic treatment of children that occurred during his tenure," Attorney General Tom Reilly said in the 91-page report.

"But by no means does he bear sole responsibility. With rare exception, none of his senior managers advised him to take any of the steps that might have ended the systemic abuse of children."

Despite the attorney general's scathing remarks about what he called an "institutional acceptance of abuse," no charges are to be filed because child-protection laws in place while abuses were taking place would not allow it.

A spokesman for the archdiocese did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

The sheer number of abuse allegations documented by investigators in Boston appears unprecedented, even amid a scandal that has touched dioceses in virtually every state and has prompted about 1,000 people to come forward with new allegations nationwide in the last year.

"The mistreatment of children was so massive and so prolonged that it borders on the unbelievable," Reilly said in his cover letter to the report.

Word had leaked out earlier in the week that church officials were unlikely to be charged, prompting a protest by alleged victims at Reilly's Boston office on Tuesday.

"How dare there be no indictments," said Kathleen Dwyer, 58, who said she was sexually abused by a priest at her church in Braintree in the early 1950s, when she was 7 years old. She was among two dozen protesters who demonstrated outside the attorney general's office.

One protester carried a sign that read, "They let children be raped. Their punishment: NOTHING."

The investigation did not uncover any evidence of recent or ongoing sexual abuse of children. But Reilly said the investigation didn't find any information that would explain the drop-off in recent complaints.

"Given the magnitude of mistreatment and the fact that the archdiocese's response over the past 18 months remains inadequate, it is far too soon to conclude that the abuse has, in fact, stopped or could not reoccur in the future."

The report is the culmination of a 16-month investigation into how church leaders handled the scandal.

"They chose to protect the image and reputation of their institution rather than the safety and well-being of the children entrusted to their care. They acted with a misguided devotion to secrecy," the report says in its conclusion. "And they failed to break their code of silence even when the magnitude of what had occurred would have alerted any reasonable, responsible manager that help was needed."

Law resigned in December after nearly a year of criticism over his role in allowing abusive priests to remain in parish work.

In addition to Law, at least eight other top officials in the Boston Archdiocese were subpoenaed to answer questions about their handling of complaints against priests, including the Rev. Thomas V. Daily, now a bishop in New York City; the Rev. Robert J. Banks, now bishop in Green Bay, Wis.; and the Rev. John B. McCormack, now bishop in Manchester, N.H.

Public outrage over the scandal prompted the state to enact a law making reckless endangerment of children a crime. Under the law, someone who fails to take steps to alleviate a substantial risk of injury or sexual abuse of a child can face criminal charges.

But during the time period when much of the abuse took place -- from the 1950s through the 1990s -- no such laws were on the books, and Reilly has said that prevented him from prosecuting church supervisors.

Attorney Roderick MacLeish Jr., who represents more than 200 alleged abuse victims in lawsuits against the archdiocese, said he understands why Reilly concluded his hands were tied.

"The attorney general has to act within the law, and as disappointed as I am, I truly believe he has tried to do his best. The worst thing for victims would be for him to prosecute someone and have that prosecution fail," he said.

The archdiocese is facing about 500 civil suits from alleged victims of clergy sex abuse. Church officials have repeatedly said they remain committed to working toward an out-of-court settlement.

A state law passed last year adds members of the clergy to a list of professionals required to inform state officials of suspected child abuse.

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Disgusting!:BangBang: :ak47: :BangBang: :feels-hot

Link to a credible source?

While horrible, I don't find it terribly mind boggling.

That's fucked. :(

At least the US authorities are trying to uncover those things and are not afraid to investigate against the church.

A single example from germany: 1996 some priest molested 225 children over a period of 8 years. The prosecutor found proofs that the bishop not only knew about it all the years, he also destroyed proofs and proctected the priest from prosecution.

The priest got 2 years on parole!!! The bishop / church... nothing.

"Open wider, my child, and stop your silly whining..."

http://www.girlsdotcom.com/Temp/NaughtyWindow.jpg

Brings a whole new meaning to "touched by an angel"

And they say pornography is obscene?

Seems to be the church has a lot to answer for in their ongoing and continuous hypocrisy. I am convinced that if god did exist he would ban organized religion.

While I'm (semi)famous for my anti-Catholic rants, the problem I have is now we're going to see a bunch of psychiatrists trying to prove their worth and cash in on this travesty and there will be all sorts of bullshit recovered memories and kids who've never even set foot in a fucking church complaining about having their bunghole diddled by a preacher man.

Myabe GW is on to something...maybe we should just blow up the whole fucking world and start over from scratch.....

Yet at the end of the day WE the pornographers are the bad people and all of those wonderful christians devoted to god are good and going to 'heaven' ..

Give the fucking wackjobs a country in Southern US somewhere and deport everyone that goes to church.. Religion is poison and they should all burn

yeah don't abort the children, but its ok to molest them... fucking sickos may they all rot and suffer.

God almighty, I hope that stained glass design wasn't some pedo priests inside joke. When you look at that its almost too obvious for it not to be.

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Dayum
is Boston gonna be liberated next?

I think the Catholic Church will be added to the government's Endangered Species list after this latest article.

I don't see how anyone can put money in the basket anymore to support these pedo priests, knowing your money is going to pay for their dirty deviant deeds.

I heard on the radio last week the christian church donations for all denominations are down this year by a good 25%, with the Catholic church (surprise surprise) being hit the hardest.

This may be a little off topic, but how does a parent NOT notice when their kid comes home after being molested the first time? I've read that molested kids act quite differently than normal kids, and become quite introverted and untalkative. But I guess the parents could see it as the kids learning good manners at church?

If that happened in some smaller church, it would be so banned from everywhere and pretty much shut down. I guess now we get to see how much political power the Catholic church still holds.

That's fucking terrible, the punishment for those bastards should be a couple hours handcuffed in a locked room with the kids's (armed) familly.

Everyone blames the Church for this shit, fuck that, it's not God's fault the USA is full of lunatics. This shit doesn't happen every day in Canada, and we have plenty of priests too.

I doubt that the Catholic church actually needs donations - they have more money and land than God. Fuckers.

http://www.poddys.com/jokes/Cartoons/priest_tilt.jpg


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Thats some fucked up shit for sure :(