The Church: Paying For Sex

LA Archdiocese to Pay $660 Million In Sexual Abuse Trial

Here in this country, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay at least 660 million dollars to 500 victims of sexual abuse dating back as far as the 1940s. The settlement is the largest in any Roman Catholic diocese. Attorney Ray Boucher said the final payout could be even larger.

Ray Boucher: "At this time we're still working on trying to get the cases resolved. If we are able to get them resolved it will be... the 600 million dollar figure that has been talked about is not an accurate number, it should be significantly above that number if we're able to complete a settlement."

Overall the Catholic Church in the United States has so far paid more than two billion dollars in settlements and legal judgments to victims of sexual abuse and their families. Cardinal Mahony of the Los Angeles Archdiocese issued an apology on Sunday.

Source: Democracy Now, July 16, 2007

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Note the complete absence of the church turning over for prosecution the higher-ups that knew what was going on, or those who participated in the cover-up. And note the failure of the government to prosecute the church under RICO.

But looking at Hookergate, Mark Foley, and so many other such undertakings, is anyone really surprised? Fellow perverts do not prosecute fellow perverts...

TLC