Abusive priests allowed to stay on

Now can someone, please explain to me why anyone would have any trust in the House of God on Earth today.


October 14, 2005

LOS ANGELES: The Catholic archdiocese of Los Angeles has released records showing it was often warned that priests were sexually abusing children, but allowed them to continue their ministry.

The personnel documents, relating to 245 priests who served over the past 73 years, are the most detailed account of how the embattled archdiocese dealt with the scandal that has led to hundreds of lawsuits against it.

In cases yet to come to trial, the Los Angeles area has 126 priests accused of sexual misconduct, while more than 500 alleged victims have filed civil suit against the archdiocese. The church released the personnel records -- or proffers -- as part of a mediation process to settle the lawsuits.

"I think what we have here is a church that is embarrassed, that is contrite, that is ashamed of what happened in the past and is committed to reforming to the extent it is humanly possible to do so," said the church's lawyer, Michael Hennigan.

The proffers represent what the church would be prepared to concede in the settlement talks. It reached a settlement last December under which it agreed to pay $US100 million ($133 million) to about 100 sex abuse victims. Mr Hennigan said the documents did "not show a cover-up" but acknowledged the church was "slow in understanding the seriousness

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