UNITED STATES
City of Angels
Kay Ebeling
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
With pedophile priests, Twin Towers, and war crimes, USA is now The Falling Man
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“There was something going on that was not familiar American territory about dealing with tragedy. There were things about that day that you weren’t supposed to say, you weren’t supposed to see.” – Tom Junot, The Falling Man
I’ve seen the mentality to which Junot refers in the pedophile priest crisis, and as a result we get news like this:
Cardinal Vincent Nichols wants to ban employers asking about criminal records – Tue 06 Sep 2016 By Antony Bushfield – The leader of Catholics in England and Wales says employers should not be allowed to ask about a person’s criminal record on a job application form. Normally applications require a declaration of any past dealings with police but Cardinal Vincent Nichols said people should not be compelled to disclose their conviction. Speaking at the Conference of Prison Chaplains, he said stopping the practice would allow convicts to “put their past in context and show who they really are. It is hard to envisage the crushing disappointment of someone who has worked hard to move away from crime and learn new skills, only to be rejected for job after job and never even given the opportunity to explain how he or she has changed since being convicted years before. (Read the entire story here at Premier UK.)
The British Cardinal delivers a wonderful well-timed, compassionate argument but-
Did any reporter ask the Cardinal if pedophile priests are included in his advocacy for recovering criminals?
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