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Church authorities in Bridgeport had discovered Brett's proclivities as early as 1964. They did not report him to civil authorities or warn parishioners, and they let him minister at ecclesiastical posts around the country. In 1990 when Egan took over as bishop, he met with Brett and later noted, "All things considered, he made a good impression. In the course of our conversation, the particulars of his case came out in detail and with grace." As a result, Egan let Brett come back to Bridgeport as a priest...
...infallibility, acted as prosecutor, judge, sentencer. Desperate to retain even sinful men, as the number of priests shrank alarmingly, and ever putting the image of the church first, bishops refined the system. Convince the family that publicity would harm the faith. Don't report to the police; don't warn the parish. Treat the priest with confession, time out at a discreet rehab center and Christian forgiveness; then let him resume duties at a new parish, the same way they dealt with whisky priests' alcoholism. For years the bishops believed, or made themselves believe, pedophilia could be "cured," until...
...intelligence collection and analysis to try to predict terror attacks or political instability. Even for a business whose biggest worry is not rebels attacking its employees but, say, MICROSOFT attacking its market niche, corporate sleuthing has become more valuable than ever. "The most fundamental importance of intelligence is to warn--specifically, to warn against surprise attack," says consultant William DeGenaro, a veteran of government intelligence and a former director of business research and analysis at 3M. "Take the same process and substitute another threat--a blindsiding alliance, a technology shift. It's all the same...
...weapons of mass destruction, then everybody is aware that Iraq's capacity has been demolished while others in the area (i.e. Israel) have a capacity that nobody is talking about. If you are an Arab, the question is, Why Iraq and not Israel? Why open files selectively? We warn, you can't ignore public opinion in Egypt...
...began. "I said to you in specific terms that if you went on acting in this fashion you would make it inevitable that the international community would have to act, and in the end, they did have to act." The whole purpose of the meeting, said Ashdown, was to warn Milosevic that he had seen for himself what was going on, that from that moment on Milosevic couldn't deny the actions if they continued, and to persuade the former leader to take the necessary steps in order to avoid personal and political disaster...