Roman Catholic Diocese Appeals To Supreme Court To Keep 12,000+ Pages Of Sex Abuse Docs Under Wraps

[babylonsister]

Conn. diocese seeks appeal to US Supreme Court

By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN
Associated Press Writer
Fri Jul 17, 4:20 pm ET



NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A Roman Catholic diocese in Connecticut sought Friday to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to keep under wraps sex abuse documents that could shed light on how a prominent retired cardinal handled the allegations.

Bridgeport Diocese officials asked the state Supreme Court to continue a stay on releasing the documents while it asks the nation's highest court to review the case.

The state court has ruled that more than 12,000 pages of documents from more than 20 lawsuits against priests should be released. Those documents have been sealed from public view since the diocese settled the cases in 2001.

The records could reveal details on how retired New York Cardinal Edward Egan handled the allegations when he was Bridgeport bishop from 1988 to 2000. Egan's deposition should be in the file, according to an attorney for the newspapers seeking the documents.

In Boston, Cardinal Bernard Law resigned after church records were released detailing his role in handling sexual abuse claims.

The Bridgeport Diocese faced a Monday deadline to appeal before the records were disclosed.

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[sakabatou]

1. The facts are coming out of the woodwork

[old mark]

2. They are running scared now, and they damn well ought to be.

They are just another gang of thugs.

markO8)

[get the red out]

3. I am sure they would want their parishioners to be honest

But for them, not necessary. Truth, the whole truth, why is that too much to ask of these people? I am tired of their special privileges that other people who have covered up crimes do not get.

[Cha]

4. And, what would one like

to bet that the facists on the SC would love to grant their request?

[izquierdista]

5. I expect Scalia, Thomas, and Alito to recuse themselves

That's what I would expect in a just world. In the real world, one of them will be writing the majority opinion. :puke:

[glitch]

7. You forgot Roberts.

I imagine they'll all follow the ethics precedent Scalia and Thomas established in Bush v. Gore.

Precedent: ZERO ethics.

[mmonk]

6. If they change their name to the CIA or Bush Administration,

the Obama administration might go to bat for them in court.

[solstice]

8. They're in luck, the Catholic Church runs the Supreme Court.

[MichiganVote]

9. These dirty bastards are just no damn good.

[hedgehog]

10. The only just way to treat this is to ask what the decision would be if

the organization were say Exxon or Yale or Cleveland School District. Ultimately, if managers covered up crimes, they and the company are liable. I'm still waiting for the first bishop to be charged with aiding and abetting. I am a catholic myself, and I notice that the Bishops have no problem calling the cops when theft is the crime involved:

Ex-pastor admits theft of $213,000 from parish

http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/735942.html

Fr. Francis Guinan was found guilty Feb. 23 of stealing from St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church in Delray Beach, Fla., in a trial that highlighted faulty bookkeeping and lax standards and oversight.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1141/is_10_45/ai_n31558589/

Cases around country show theft-abuse link
Alleged victims say they often received lavish gifts from priests

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/197481_priestcases30.html

[malaise]

11. Full disclosure

Release the records - expose these criminals.