Forced to tell the truth, Albany Bishop admits he failed to report sexual abuse to avoid scandal. That is internal Catholic Church policy.
Quote:Ex-Bishop Hubbard's deposition released, confirms church hid abuse
Former Albany Bishop Howard J. Hubbard testified under oath last year that he and the diocese systematically concealed incidents of child sexual abuse and did not alert law enforcement agencies when they discovered it, saying their actions were, in part, intended to avoid scandal and preserve "respect for the priesthood."
"The transcript of Bishop Hubbard’s testimony, which is being released today, will be read with horror by the public," said Cynthia S. LaFave, an attorney representing dozens of alleged victims. "The public will see the culpability of the diocese in perpetuating a culture of sex abuse by priests that was allowed to continue for decades. Now the public will understand not only what happened but how it happened. Now the public will see the responsibility the diocese and Bishop Hubbard bear for the atrocity of protecting this institution over the children."
Hubbard said that between 1977 and 2002, he had received reports of 11 priests accused of sexually abusing children. Attorneys for alleged victims contend he confronted the priests accused of child sexual abuse; many were sent for treatment but allowed to return to ministry without the former bishop warning parishioners of their dangerous propensities.
Some of them continued to rape or sexually abuse children when they returned to ministry.
https://www.timesunion.com/state/article...710479.php
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
