A
pattern of deeply violent acts of power-aggrandizement, followed by the efforts
of “organizational men” to cover up the atrocities in the interest of the
organization and even the offenders at the negligent expense of the offended,
cannot but have ripple effects, or make waves, once the stories are revealed to
the public. It is sad, very sad, when an offending institution, or “club,” refuses
to enforce accountability on its offending functionaries—members of the club.
In early August, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office released to the public an 884-page report finding
that six Roman Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania had covered up sexual abuse—molestation and even rape—by 301 “predator
priests” over 70 years in the twentieth century.[1]
The full essay is at "Justice as Accountability: The Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Cases."
1. Hayley Miller, “Indiana
Priest Beaten Unconscious, Allegedly Told ‘This Is for All the Little Kids.”
The Huffington Post, August 22, 2018.
