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uriel1972

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14. Well that would solve everything wouldn't it?

Reply to msongs (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 17, 2019, 09:46 PM

Jan 2019

Except it didn't in Australia... the local police authorities tended to ignore complaints against their churches for a long, long time.

We've had a royal commission into these things and what happened was sickening. Only by going public were these conspiring people and organisations brought to heel... hopefully.

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The Catholic Church Ignores This Child Sexual Abuse Law [View all] Major Nikon Jan 2019 OP

I posted about this subject months ago. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #1

"apparently prefer to start another thread" Major Nikon Jan 2019 #2

I am happy that you agree with me. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #3

I'll add this one to your growing list of canned replies Major Nikon Jan 2019 #4

Did you? MineralMan Jan 2019 #6

Certainly. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #7

Yeah, I'm the one who should do the google Major Nikon Jan 2019 #10

Good luck with that Major Nikon Jan 2019 #8

No link? Never happened. MineralMan Jan 2019 #9

Decider! Major Nikon Jan 2019 #11

I Am, but Only for Myself. MineralMan Jan 2019 #12

Lucky you Major Nikon Jan 2019 #13

victims should report to local police authorities not the enablers running the RCC nt msongs Jan 2019 #5

Well that would solve everything wouldn't it? uriel1972 Jan 2019 #14

Good point. Public revelations about abuses MineralMan Jan 2019 #19

Oh and that is a bit of victim blaming by the looks... uriel1972 Jan 2019 #15

Please try to remember we're talking about children Mariana Jan 2019 #16

And that's something that's overlooked. Igel Jan 2019 #20

well it may be old fashioned but used to be victims of crime called the cops and msongs Jan 2019 #17

and people called me "Naive" uriel1972 Jan 2019 #18