Make up your minds forpetesakes...
December 09, 2002
The priest sex-abuse scandals and the way they have been handled in some jurisdictions have already cast a dark shadow over the Roman Catholic Church worldwide.Now the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, home to some of the worst offences and least contrition, proposes to avoid its responsibilities in the matter by hiding under the protective umbrella of a bankruptcy filing.No! We're not a corporation, so our leadership can't be held accountable for what it does nor can members have an oversite role!Such a move is common in the U.S. corporate world, where companies staring at huge litigation costs often seek bankruptcy-court shelter to keep the class-action lawyers and other creditors at bay.
The archdiocese, facing hundreds of sex-abuse claims that could total more than $100-million (U.S.), is threatening to use the same legal technique. It would be a deplorable turn of events.
Yes we are a corporation, so you can't sue us and see our official documents!
No wait! We're only a corporation when it's in our best interests to be! Otherwise we aren't!
Err....What would Jesus do again?
Posted by Jody at December 9, 2002 12:18 PM
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