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cleanhippie

(19,705 posts) Sun Jul 22, 2012, 01:46 PM Jul 2012

Catholic Church loses child sex abuse liability appeal

A ruling that the Catholic Church can be held liable for the wrongdoings of its priests has been upheld.

Last year Mr Justice MacDuff decided in favour of a woman, now 47, who claimed she was raped and assaulted as a child by a priest of the Portsmouth Diocese.

The Court of Appeal has upheld this decision, which raises "an issue of wide general importance in respect of claims against the Catholic Church".

A diocese spokesman said the case was about "fundamental legal principles".

More at link... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-18278529

And guess who is really gonna pay for this? Those who fill the seats and the coffers.

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Catholic Church loses child sex abuse liability appeal (Original Post) cleanhippie Jul 2012 OP

Maybe we should start referring to those Catholic mouthpieces, who are deciding on zbdent Jul 2012 #1

It looks like Penn State's football program will be shut down for years. Good precedent. dimbear Jul 2012 #2

zbdent

(35,392 posts)

1. Maybe we should start referring to those Catholic mouthpieces, who are deciding on

Reply to cleanhippie (Original post)

Sun Jul 22, 2012, 01:58 PM

Jul 2012

legislation, as "JoePa" ...

You know, enablers for the sexual abuse.

I've been wondering why the Catholic Church, in hiding its sexual abuse, was not mentioned in all the talk about Paterno's & Penn State's "enabling" ...

dimbear

(6,271 posts)

2. It looks like Penn State's football program will be shut down for years. Good precedent.