CALIFORNIA
The Worthy Adversary
Posted by Joelle Casteix on August 5, 2013
or Unfair Command Influence, Part 2: The Bully Pulpit, Exclusive Access and a Conviction
If you had any questions as to why California’s child sex abuse victims desperately need a civil window, today’s news should close the deal.
The Bully Pulpit
California Catholic News published a July 31 email from Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez, urging parishioners to write their representatives and tell them to vote “no” on SB 131. In fact, the Archbishop has even put together a website to make the letter-writing process easier.
Canon Law says that the Archbishop holds the keys to the salvation of his flock. So when he asks Catholics to write letters, he really isn’t asking … if you know what I mean.
It’s the Bully Pulpit at its most powerful.
One would think that Gomez, after all of the apologies he made in January, would be first in line to demand transparency and justice for victims and accountability for wrong-doers.
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