San Francisco Archbishop Accused of ‘Breathtaking Lack of Empathy’ in Bankruptcy Filing
Survivors of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic priests and teachers harshly criticized the Archdiocese of San Francisco’s decision to file for bankruptcy during a public call Thursday with the local archbishop.
Over roughly three hours of discussion, victims and their family members described how their experiences as children haunted their adult lives. At times, they said the archdiocese demonstrated a lack of transparency and commitment to reaching an equitable settlement with them.
victims said the very decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy had denied them the opportunity to have their stories heard in court.
Madeline McFeely, a survivor and member of the committee, called bankruptcy a “soft landing” for the archdiocese.
“It seems to me that although you profess understanding, your actions, the actions of the bankruptcy do not demonstrate that,” she said. “In fact, it seems that there is a breathtaking lack of empathy.”
In August, the Archdiocese of San Francisco announced it was filing for bankruptcy under the weight of more than 500 lawsuits over childhood sexual abuse.
https://sfstandard.com/2023/10/13/sexual...ankruptcy/
Survivors of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic priests and teachers harshly criticized the Archdiocese of San Francisco’s decision to file for bankruptcy during a public call Thursday with the local archbishop.
Over roughly three hours of discussion, victims and their family members described how their experiences as children haunted their adult lives. At times, they said the archdiocese demonstrated a lack of transparency and commitment to reaching an equitable settlement with them.
victims said the very decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy had denied them the opportunity to have their stories heard in court.
Madeline McFeely, a survivor and member of the committee, called bankruptcy a “soft landing” for the archdiocese.
“It seems to me that although you profess understanding, your actions, the actions of the bankruptcy do not demonstrate that,” she said. “In fact, it seems that there is a breathtaking lack of empathy.”
In August, the Archdiocese of San Francisco announced it was filing for bankruptcy under the weight of more than 500 lawsuits over childhood sexual abuse.
https://sfstandard.com/2023/10/13/sexual...ankruptcy/
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"
