CENTERVILLE (MA)
CBS Boston
[with video]
By WBZ-TV Chief Correspondent Joe Shortsleeve
September 24, 2012
CENTERVILLE (CBS) – When parents bring their children to Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Centerville for religious education, they’re asked to sign a document, obtained by the I-Team, which absolves the church of liability, and puts it all on the parents.
It’s called the Parental Contract for Diocesan Activities, and in it parents agree that: “Should we choose to allow another adult to provide supervision to a child, the ultimate supervision and safety of that child is still our responsibility and ours alone.”
And further that: “We specifically agree not to hold the Diocese or any of its employees or contractors liable for any accident, illness or harm that may result from the trip or activity.”
Mitchell Garabedian, a lawyer for hundreds of people sexually abused by Catholic priests, was critical of the parental contract.
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