tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post6231611476749871327..comments2024-01-17T15:05:50.120-06:00Comments on AngryBlackBitch: On the failure to report…Shark-Fuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323962708956637012noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-21917867581004974092011-10-18T11:45:28.792-05:002011-10-18T11:45:28.792-05:00In 2003, when Phill Kline was still AG of Kansas, ...In 2003, when Phill Kline was still AG of Kansas, he began subpoenaing the records of abortion providers, in a secret "inquisition" allowed under KS law, on the premise that any minor who terminated a pregnancy was an unreported victim of sexual abuse. He later went further, mandating from his position as AG, that any minor, male or female, who seeks family planning services (birth control, STI testing, abortion, etc) should be automatically reported as a victim of sexual abuse. The Kansas Catholic Conference, one of the most powerful anti-abortion organizations in the state, continues, in 2011, to advocate for this approach. The Kansas Supreme Court later ruled sexual activity, in and of itself, does not constitute sexual abuse. More recently, in 2011, the Brownback administration has reportedly issued instructions to all local and county health departments to hotline as sexual abuse any minor seeking family planning services. <br /><br />Mr. Kline and Governor Brownback, both devout Catholics, feel strongly, as they have stated in interviews, that their faith gives them the moral obligation to protect minors from sexual abuse. Where was Mr. Kline, in his capacity as AG and DA in Kansas, when his own Church continued to fail to report and protect minors from sexual abuse by trusted family priests? Where is Governor Brownback's outrage at the "conspiracy" by the Catholic Church to protect themselves while allowing minors to go unprotected?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-12472397995532847902011-10-17T15:22:56.264-05:002011-10-17T15:22:56.264-05:00As a followup to my earlier comment, here's th...As a followup to my earlier comment, here's the link:<br /><br />http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/10/14/national/main20120751.shtmlTezcatlipocahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05654888080078039341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-36022010613841786062011-10-17T15:19:28.831-05:002011-10-17T15:19:28.831-05:00From a report I read, Finn misled the police offic...From a report I read, Finn misled the police officer, showing 1 isolated photo and not indicating there were hundreds more. So, while I have no love for police officers, my opinion in this is that the blame rests with Finn who not only didn't report this to authorities but also deceived the officer who Finn consulted with.Tezcatlipocahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05654888080078039341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-38452693303259503322011-10-17T10:14:11.321-05:002011-10-17T10:14:11.321-05:00Finn's conduct is reprehensible.
Said Finn in...Finn's conduct is reprehensible.<br /><br />Said Finn in a statement posted on the diocesan website: “After the arrest of Shawn Ratigan, I pledged the complete cooperation of the diocese and accountability to law enforcement. . .”<br /><br />Isn’t that sweet? “After the arrest . . .” But Finn knew of the problem well before Ratigan was arrested. A little cooperation *before* the arrest would have been not just nice, but highly appropriate.<br /><br />Not filing a report when you suspect abuse has taken place is a crime. Amen. Period. End of story.<br /><br />Sadly for Finn, it's not the kind of crime the church takes refuge in. St. Paul spent time imprisoned, but not because he was protecting a pedophile. Martin Luther King spent time behind bars, but not to safeguard the image of the church from a pastor who produced child pornography.<br /><br /><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2011/10/15/rc-bishop-robert-finn-of-kansas-city-indicted-for-failure-to-report-child-sexual-abuse/" rel="nofollow">It's about time a member of the hierarchy was indicted</a> for not reporting abuse. No, it's well past time for that, but better late than never.Peterrhttp://firedoglake.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-34450403139718247492011-10-17T01:16:49.647-05:002011-10-17T01:16:49.647-05:00i agree with Tedra's assessment of the contras...i agree with Tedra's assessment of the contrast between the conduct of 'common' criminals and the 'righteous' church authorities. it casts serious doubt about just what Bible are these 'authorities' reading from.....and just what kind of calculus is applied to find the value of the children harmed. how are they calculating their degree of moral obligation? pedophile-predator priest vs. a child...who is owed more protection and respect? how much more of this before someone with real authority in the church stops and says, 'hey, there is something seriously f'd up happening on a systemic level.....and it has to stop!'<br /><br />just my $0.02.charmngbillyhttp://sadsongsandcigarettes.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-79720096066654044502011-10-16T15:33:21.498-05:002011-10-16T15:33:21.498-05:00I saw a (local?) news story a couple days ago abou...I saw a (local?) news story a couple days ago about some thieves who stole a laptop and found child porn on it. <br /><br />They went to the cops immediately even though they knew that doings would mean confessing to theft. <br /><br />The contrast--thieves vs church authorities--seems positively biblical, doesn't it?Tedranoreply@blogger.com