The "Innocence" of Archbishop Carlson

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[fizzyland.livejournal.com]

And people don't trust atheists enough to vote them into office. I'll be over here, alternately sobbing and wishing a fiery death on people like this.

[yes-justice.livejournal.com]

Clearly a moral authority with a religiously enhanced insight into the Lord's will.

The law wont fault a man for having a bad memory.

I do not recall....

[hardblue.livejournal.com]

And there's clear evidence he is lying.

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Yet according to documents released Monday by the law firm Jeff Anderson & Associates in St. Paul, Carlson showed clear knowledge that sexual abuse was a crime when discussing incidents with church officials during his time in Minnesota.

In a 1984 document, for example, Carlson wrote to the then archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, John R. Roach, about one victim of sexual abuse and mentioned that the statute of limitations for filing a claim would not expire for more than two years. He also wrote that the parents of the victim were considering reporting the incident to the police.

-- St. Louis Post Dispatch (http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values/archbishop-robert-j-carlson-claims-he-was-unaware-sexual-abuse/article_4215ecea-3409-53b3-813b-545c81a1b793.html)

[fizzyland.livejournal.com]

Where does doing the right thing or at least admitting the truth come into play for these people? I guess once the statute of limitations expires.

This sort of thing has always been evidence of a sort to my mind that church officials certainly don't believe in God.

[hardblue.livejournal.com]

It's difficult for me to believe that many highly educated people today,
including priests, believe in anything more than a metaphorical God.
After that, they are like everybody else, but with a lot of privilege.

[yes-justice.livejournal.com]

Ignorance of the law is all part of god's divine plan.