Priest uses Nurenburg Defence- I was only obeying the Cardinal's orders
The Associated Press: Monsignor: Cardinal wanted accusers kept in dark:
The Cardinal indeed punished another priest for disobeying his orders in these matters.
See also vast documentation on systematic abuse within the Franciscan Order.
"A Roman Catholic church official conceded that a 1994 list he compiled of 35 priests suspected of sexually abusing children in the Philadelphia archdiocese included some "pretty sick individuals."
Monsignor William Lynn took the stand in his own defense Wednesday in a groundbreaking child-endangerment and conspiracy case. Prosecutors blame Lynn for helping keep those priests and many more in ministry, where they were had access to countless other children.
Lynn testified that the head of the archdiocese forbade staff from telling accusers their alleged abuser had other victims."
The Cardinal indeed punished another priest for disobeying his orders in these matters.
See also vast documentation on systematic abuse within the Franciscan Order.
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I think we need to be reminded that guilt free sexual permissiveness was the order of the day and that people weren't evil or even worthy of punishment, they were just misunderstood and needed therapy.