PHILADELPHIA (PA)
Philadelphia Inquirer

AUBREY WHELAN, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
POSTED: Thursday, December 26, 2013

Advocates for victims of clergy sex abuse said Thursday that the dismissal of Msgr. William Lynn’s conviction on child-endangerment charges is nothing short of a travesty of justice.

“What a disgrace!” Marita Green, president of the Philadelphia chapter of Catholic activist group Voice of the Faithful said in a statement. “I don’t care whose ‘orders’ Lynn followed whether [Cardinals] Bevilaqua’s, Krol’s or even O’Hara’s! It is appalling that the laws in the state of Pennsylvania have been so ineffective that none of these enablers, facilitators and cover-up-ers have gone to jail.”

But supporters of the monsignor said they were elated at the news.

“I think that this case will give other prosecutors around the country pause to reflect on who is really accountable for the damage that may have been done to victims of…