Paying Off Catholic Predators - "It's Really Disgusting"
The Cleveland, Ohio March 31 Plain Dealer, in a story titled, “Diocese Aided Ousted Worker’s Family” reported:
“Years after church deacon Jerry Bals was accused of molesting teenage girls, the Cleveland Catholic Diocese began sending money to his home. The diocese said it paid $800 a month to Bals' wife to help raise her children.”
“The revelation outraged two of six women who sued the diocese and Bals in 1994. The lawsuit was resolved with a confidential settlement, said (name withheld), who told police Bals repeatedly groped her between 1972 and 1974.”
“’Jerry was in the home at the time, so it's like they were paying him, taking care of him,’ (she) said. ‘It's another example of how the Church is taking care of the clergy but not taking care of the people. It's really disgusting.’”
The payments went from 2000-2003 and totaled $27,200. Bals and his wife divorced in 2004; they owned two homes and a condo, so they weren’t destitute.
A diocesan attorney, attempting to explain these payments, piously said:
“One of the missions of any religious organization, including the Catholic Church, is to assist persons in need.”
The reaction of victims to this?
“’It's like the Church just kept paying him,’ (she) said. ‘They didn't pay his salary, so they just put it through (his wife).’”
“Another woman who accused Bals of molesting her…called the payments, ‘Just one more slap in the face. What about helping all of us plaintiffs at that time? So (Bals) was able to go back to the diocese and get money from them.’”
Once again, the true face of Rome is revealed! The Roman Church is nothing but a hierarchical corporation designed to protect itself and its loyal clergy – the average Catholic is nothing but a pawn used to further the power of Rome.
Please pray daily for Catholic conversions.
“Years after church deacon Jerry Bals was accused of molesting teenage girls, the Cleveland Catholic Diocese began sending money to his home. The diocese said it paid $800 a month to Bals' wife to help raise her children.”
“The revelation outraged two of six women who sued the diocese and Bals in 1994. The lawsuit was resolved with a confidential settlement, said (name withheld), who told police Bals repeatedly groped her between 1972 and 1974.”
“’Jerry was in the home at the time, so it's like they were paying him, taking care of him,’ (she) said. ‘It's another example of how the Church is taking care of the clergy but not taking care of the people. It's really disgusting.’”
The payments went from 2000-2003 and totaled $27,200. Bals and his wife divorced in 2004; they owned two homes and a condo, so they weren’t destitute.
A diocesan attorney, attempting to explain these payments, piously said:
“One of the missions of any religious organization, including the Catholic Church, is to assist persons in need.”
The reaction of victims to this?
“’It's like the Church just kept paying him,’ (she) said. ‘They didn't pay his salary, so they just put it through (his wife).’”
“Another woman who accused Bals of molesting her…called the payments, ‘Just one more slap in the face. What about helping all of us plaintiffs at that time? So (Bals) was able to go back to the diocese and get money from them.’”
Once again, the true face of Rome is revealed! The Roman Church is nothing but a hierarchical corporation designed to protect itself and its loyal clergy – the average Catholic is nothing but a pawn used to further the power of Rome.
Please pray daily for Catholic conversions.
posted by Robt. B. at 7:58 AM
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