Abuse scandal’s total cost: $2.49 billion since 2004
The clerical abuse scandal cost American dioceses $108,679,706 in 2011, according to an report released on April 10 by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
This disgusts me. And please bleeding hearts, don't give me the retort that we must forgive these twisted clerics. Only God can forgive a truely repentent sinner. I know this may be hard for some of you to accept but the fact is the late JPII and Benedict XVI were negligent in their duty to remove these child touchers from their positions and impose disciplinary actions. Transferring them either to another parish or within the confines of the Vatican is not how to deal with this. And now … [Più]