Cardinal Dolan's $20,000 payments to pedo-priests.

[daaron]

Source: NY Times

Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York authorized payments of as much as $20,000 to sexually abusive priests as an incentive for them to agree to dismissal from the priesthood when he was the archbishop of Milwaukee.

Questioned at the time about the news that one particularly notorious pedophile cleric had been given a “payoff” to leave the priesthood, Cardinal Dolan, then the archbishop, responded that such an inference was “false, preposterous and unjust.”

But a document unearthed during bankruptcy proceedings for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and made public by victims’ advocates reveals that the archdiocese did make such payments to multiple accused priests to encourage them to seek dismissal, thereby allowing the church to remove them from the payroll.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/31/us/cardinal-authorized-payments-to-abusers.html?_r=1&hp

[meow2u3]

1. Dolan should be investigated and/or prosecuted for bribery

If these allegations turn out to be true, Dolan should face bribery charges. Last I checked, it's a crime to pay someone hush money.

[HockeyMom]

2. His conscience

only applies to contraceptives.

[daaron]

3. Good point.

Wouldn't it be just too AWESOME to watch that Perp-Walk on SVU?

[brooklynite]

4. BREAKING: Cardinal Dolan's response is "Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!"

[div class="excerpt"Questioned at the time about the news that one particularly notorious pedophile cleric had been given a “payoff” to leave the priesthood, Cardinal Dolan, then the archbishop, responded that such an inference was “false, preposterous and unjust.”

Rome, here he comes...

[dimbear]

5. What do you call that forbidden practice? That hush-hush sex act? The

golden parachute?

[edhopper]

6. Another criminal

in a criminal organization. Time to use the RICO Act.

[meow2u3]

7. I agree partially

If the Justice Dept has to file RICO charges, they should file them by diocese. Some of the bishops and cardinals are good and shouldn't be punished along with the Dolans, Jenkses, and Finns of the church.

[edhopper]

8. Practically speaking, yes.

But I see the entire Catholic Church as a criminal organization, going straight to the top.