The story about the guy who sued the Catholic Diocese leaves alot of unanswered questions. Why wait 40 plus years to file? Why sue a dead priest? If he would have settled for a penny why would he take 1.5 million? Is he going to set up a non-profit to combat this problem in the church? Will he give the money to existing organizations to continue the fight?
I went to Sacred Heart around the same time as this guy, I was an alterboy and knew both Monsignor Feeney and Father Mann. I can't say this did or didn't happen, but to wait until the priest has been dead for 20 years to make such claims smells as bad as the river on a hot day. Time will tell if this guy does the right thing or not. Some people say the church shouldn't be held accountable, why not? The church condoned such behavior by shuffling priests to different parishes when there was the least hint of trouble. Often the parish the priest were sent to had more children then the one they just fled.
The information about the church's roll in all this has been out there for some time. I just cannot buy into the story that all that's wanted is a statement of guilt from the diocese.
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