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OCD at the NYT? Times Now Publishes Three New Articles About Long Reported 2007 Transfer of Funds by Cardinal Dolan, Ignores Rampant Sex Abuse In NYC Public Schools Today
The New York Times is apparently suffering from withdrawal symptoms from the lack of any real news in the Catholic Church sex abuse story.
Always eager to smear its local bishop, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, the Times recently ran three pieces attacking Dolan for merely transferring monies in 2007, when he was Archbishop of Milwaukee, to a cemetery trust fund to ensure that the monies were going to be used as intended by the original donors: for the future care and maintenance of Catholic cemeteries.
In an article about the recent release of documents that are part of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee’s bankruptcy proceedings, the Times’ Laurie Goodstein (naturally) suggests that the $57 million transfer to a cemetery trust fund was a part of a diabolical plot by Dolan to “protect the assets from victims of clergy sexual abuse who were demanding compensation” by moving the money away.
However, Goodstein makes no mention of the fact that the creation of the trust was actually “required by state law and mandated by the archdiocesan finance council” in order to provide sufficient funds for ongoing and future cemetery maintenance needs.
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