Especially when the evidence says so.
for actually abusing for trying to bury the abuseKnowledge of abuse isn't an assumption.
etc. etc. etc.
The very first words from the article:
"A child abuse inquiry has heard members of the Newcastle Catholic diocese knew about allegations against one priest since the 1950s."
... Looks like the slam dunk 'evidence' are based on allegations... Normally that word isn't used when there is concrete evidence, is it?
If the teachers' union subverted the course of justice the lawyers would have attacked it.
It happens the exact same way as the Church... Teachers get transferred every day, and don't tell me that there are no instances of sexual misconduct in the school system(s).
The teachers union is no different than the Vatican
Two entirely different charges;
1. the actual charge of abuse, and
2.the different charge of being complicit after the fact.
Hence, we get charges like aiding and abetting, conspiracy to commit, subverting the course of justice, etc.
The word allegations keeps coming up here... But more to the point, if the allegations are proven on the individual's actions, how is it a fair standard to hold an entire organization responsible if it's a church, but a different standard when it's a teacher.
BTW - complicity after the fact has to be
proven, not just speculated upon... A church official getting
reports of
allegations is not proof of anything other than a complaint has been lodged.
In one fell swoop, you have acted as judge, jury and executioner on a matter(s) that you have no details on.
Yup, but different topics are for different threads. The rules for being in CC kinda said something about sticking to the topic.
This is what happens when you make statements that are outside the the bounds of the OP
You don't think there's communication between the diocese and the Vatican?
How many Catholic Diocese are There In the world? + need source - Ask Community
"Statistics taken in 2009 state that there were 2167 catholic dioceses in the world. "
I'd guess that Monday morning coffee meetings are probably out of the question