LOS ANGELES (CA)
The Worthy Adversary
Posted by Joelle Casteix on March 12, 2013
Statement by Joelle Casteix of Newport Beach, SNAP Western Regional Director
How many more millions in payouts and hundreds of victims will it take before the Vatican realizes that Cardinal Mahony must be punished?
These four brave men fought long and hard to get justice for the abuse they suffered at the hands of former priest Michael Baker. The tragedy of this situation is that if Cardinal Mahony had called the police when he first learned of Baker’s crimes, these men and many others could have been spared the shame and lifelong pain of childhood sexual abuse.
Cardinal Mahony called Baker his greatest “mistake.” However, we have learned that the Baker case is only one of a long list of child sex abuse cover-ups in the Archdiocese. Mahony’s inaction in the Baker case is nothing less than criminal. He had many years to report Baker’s crimes, but instead, it is only because of brave victims that any sense of justice has been achieved.
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