[net-gold] RELIGION: CHRISTIAN: CATHOLIC : CRIMINAL JUSTICE: ABUSE: SEXUAL: CHILDREN : LAW: CASES: Evidence in Clergy Abuse Trial Shows a Culture of Secrecy
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RELIGION: CHRISTIAN: CATHOLIC :
CRIMINAL JUSTICE: ABUSE: SEXUAL: CHILDREN :
LAW: CASES:
Evidence in Clergy Abuse Trial Shows a Culture of Secrecy
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Evidence in Clergy Abuse Trial Shows a Culture of Secrecy
May 20, 2012
By John P. Martin
Philadelphia Inquirer
http://articles.philly.com/2012-05-20/news/
31789078_1_dangerous-priests-archdiocese-church-leaders
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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The charges against Msgr. William J. Lynn are narrow: that the former
Archdiocese of Philadelphia official endangered children by letting two
priests live or work in parishes despite signs they might abuse minors.
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But the case prosecutors finished presenting Thursday stretched beyond
those confines. Day after day in Courtroom 304 of the city's Criminal
Justice Center, the church itself seemed to be on trial.
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Over eight weeks, jurors saw a parade of witnesses and close to 2,000
documents, some decades old, that detailed what bishops, pastors priests,
and church officials knew and did about Philadelphia-area priests
suspected of abusing children.
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Together, the evidence pointed to a long-standing culture in the hierarchy
- and at times the ranks below - that chose secrecy over transparency and
the welfare of the institution over victims.
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"It was all about the good of Mother Church," Assistant District Attorney
Patrick Blessington said in arguments to the judge Thursday. "They cared
about money, they cared about the business of the church, not the flock
and not the parishioners."
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Sarmina left intact the more serious allegations: that Brennan tried to
rape a 14-year-old boy in 1996 and that Lynn's failure to remove Brennan
and another priest, Edward Avery, constituted child endangerment.
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Lynn's defense team opens its case Tuesday, hoping to build on its
contention that he is a scapegoat, a middle manager being unfairly held
accountable for the sins of superiors.
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They say that Lynn had perhaps the ugliest job in the archdiocese -
policing wayward colleagues - and that he, more than anyone else in the
church hierarchy, strove to keep dangerous priests away from children.
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But there are no lawyers at the trial to defend the archdiocese, its
former and current leaders, or the scores of accused priests and others
whose names have surfaced, often in unflattering ways.
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If that report was a script, the trial has been its curtain-raising debut,
performed in 32 daylong acts. The cast included many middle-aged men,
former altar boys who tearfully recounted decades-old incidents as if they
had happened last week.
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The images they painted were searing: a 13-year-old son of a Philadelphia
police officer, clutching a penknife in terror and hiding in a cabin after
being fondled all night on a camping trip with the Rev. Francis Trauger;
another boy, waking up naked next to the Rev. Thomas Smith in a motel room
after the priest stuffed ice cubes in his underwear and got him so drunk
he passed out; a Bucks County teen forced to engage in oral sex with the
Rev. David Sicoli after they drove to Veterans Stadium to buy Phillies
playoff tickets in the early 1980s.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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