…Egan offered an apology on behalf of the Catholic Church at that time, saying, ““It is clear that today we have a much better understanding of this problem,” he wrote. “If in hindsight we also discover that mistakes may have been made as regards prompt removal of priests and assistance to victims, I am deeply sorry.”
But what a difference ten years can make. Yesterday Cardinal Egan announced that he was taking back his apology to the victims of pedophile priests. He’s no longer sorry, and he no longer believes that the priests who molested, beat, raped, and ruined all of those children’s lives even did anything wrong.
Egan evens goes so far as to say, “They can talk about sex abuse or talk about their concern about finance—that’s alright. I believe the sex abuse thing was incredibly good.”
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submitted by keep-me-wild
For the record, when Egan said the sex abuse thing was incredibly good, he was referring to the diocese handling of sex abuse cases.
What planet do these people live on?
Why do you take back an apology? It doesn’t matter how good their record was, it is appropriate to apologize for even a single instance of sexual abuse.
The submitter doesn’t want to live on this planet anymore. I personally don’t want these people on it.
~ Steve
(via babydali)
