Philadelphia Archdiocese Says Abuse Victims Waited Too Long

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Philadelphia Archdiocese Says Abuse Victims Waited Too Long to Sue

By David B. Caruso Associated Press Writer
Published: Jul 8, 2004

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A lawyer for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia said victims abused by Roman Catholic clergy decades ago missed their chance to sue the church, even if their allegations of rape and molestation are true.
C. Clark Hodgson Jr. on Thursday called the abuse "tragic" but said faded memories and the deaths of witnesses, including 10 of the accused priests, would make it impossible for the church to defend itself now.

Citing the state's statute of limitations, the archdiocese asked Judge Arnold New to dismiss almost two dozen lawsuits filed by people who alleged they were molested by priests or a nun since the 1950s.

Hodgson chided the alleged victims for not hiring attorneys sooner.

"They were required to proceed with due diligence; they did not," Hodgson said. "They were required to proceed with an investigation; they did not."

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB1LCZLFWD.html

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1. Did they start THE CHURCH just to sexually abuse children?

Sorry, but I'm wondering. Do they do much of anything else in THE CHURCH? I mean they've been at this kind of shit since the middle ages. It's well documented.

Wenatchee and McMartin hysteria and false convictions on "Satanic Sexual Abuse," this all went down without any basis at all.


What exactly does this Catholic Church do beyond collecting money, sexually abusing children, and trying to tell the rest of us what to do?

I'm atheist, but this Christian sect is, in particular, really getting on my fucking nerves lately.