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Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
Posted by Barbara Dorris on July 24, 2012
It’s deceitful and insulting for Bishop Bransfield to claim he has “tangible proof” that the allegations against him are false. Bransfield has no sworn affidavits, notarized statements or even signed letters. He has two Catholic men who haven’t faced real scrutiny or questioning and who say he never molested them.
So?
No child molester molests every child he or she encounters. So if Bransfield finds two or two hundred Catholics who say he never molested them, that means virtually nothing.
And very few child molesters molest in front of witnesses. So if Bransfield finds two or two hundred Catholics who say they never saw him molest anyone, that means virtually nothing.
If you come to Missouri, we can show you hundreds of banks that Jesse James never robbed. That doesn’t mean he wasn’t a bank robber.
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