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Late on Monday night the Archdiocese of Boston reached a financial settlement with 86 people who claimed to have been molested by Fr. John J. Geoghan. Geoghan has subsequently been both defrocked and imprisoned, but the suffering for these people has continued unabated. The Church hopes that the settlementâ?...
Child abuse is, of course, not limited to the Catholic Church. Indeed, many studies have suggested that rates of abuse are just as high outside the Church as within it. Nonetheless, the Church is in a special position because of its claim to offer moral leadership. In the wake of...
In calling for the resignation of Cardinal Bernard F. Law ’53, the Staff falls into the same tired track that dozens of other media outlets have taken during the last few weeks: scapegoating Law as a martyr for the problems that have arisen for a faulty system...
The Staff further faults the cardinal for not apologizing fast enough, but more important than the apology itself, Law has taken action to prevent these systemic problems from happening again. Not only has he been in full cooperation with secular officials, but he also effectively volunteered more information than would...
Despite these moves, the Staff seeks to solve problems by having secular authority further encroach upon the Church, leading to more conflation of church and state. Obviously clerics must abide by the same laws as regular citizens, but they should not be subjected to extra scrutiny by public agencies simply...