Brave Woman Church Leader Lifts Curtain on Vatican Wizards-Wow

By Jerry Slevin
Christian Catholicism
October 8, 2013

http://christiancatholicism.com/brave-woman-church-leader-lifts-curtain-on-vatican-wizards-wow/

In the St. Paul Archdiocese, not far from Kansas, a brave woman leader has followed Dorothy’s example in the Wizard of Oz. She doggedly (but without Toto!) followed the yellow brick road to the truth that protects children. Her journey has led to a remarkable lifting of the Vatican’s curtain on its current child protection charade, as amply revealed in a new article.

The former Archdiocesan Chancellor for Canonical Matters, Jennifer Haselberger, a well educated and respected canon lawyer, is publicly taking on her bishop and the papal inquisition that masquerades as child protectors. Predictably, the clerical Tin Men in her Chancery Office and at the Vatican are searching in vain for hearts and brains, it appears. Childless celibate men too often fail to understand or value children, as is sadly but increasingly becoming too clear. They appear, though, to understand well and to fear greatly Federal prosecutors.

The amazing and disturbing story, with documentary support, including proposed correspondence with the Vatican’s purported child protection department, is reported extensively and superbly in a new article by a very diligent group of journalists at the respected Minnesota Public Radio organization.

For the essential details, please click on at:

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/catholic-church/2013/10/07/new-documents-show-church-leaders-debated-legality-of-priests-pornography/

This pathetic story reveals clearly that the Vatican’s “Zero Tolerance” policy is in practice more like a “Zero Competence” or “Zero Morality” policy. Will Pope Francis please step up and fix this obscenity. He must stop kissing a few babies and begin protecting millions of children transparently.

The aforementioned article indicates a very unflattering picture of the priest brother of President Obama’s Chief of Staff. Hopefully, his brother is giving the President better advice than he gave his bishop.

Among many other important issues, the article raises for me as a lawyer serious questions of potential violations of several Federal and state laws relating to child protection and to the suppression of evidence. These matters must now be investigated fully both by Federal and state prosecutors, without any favoritism or political interference. I expect the President and his Chief of Staff will fully agree with this. I hope so. There are already enough scandals to deal with already.

For the background on some existing matters already open between the President and Pope Francis that could be adversely affected by negative developments in the St. Paul Archdiocesean scandal, please click on to my earlier remarks, “Pope Francis, President Obama and Children: What’s Up?” , accessible at:  http://wp.me/P2YEZ3-Qt