Perhaps this is a question for our canon lawyers, but do sexual harassment laws exist in the Church? Is there anything (canonically) that would be analogous to civil laws here? If not, that is a huge oversight.
So is the issue here that the accusations have no semblance of truth, and thus a trial is not warranted OR is it that the alleged behavior does not rise to the level of a potential delict, and thus a trial is not warranted?
This story infuriates me as a parishoner ina parish where our beloved pastor was removed for complaints out of 32,000 parishoners. Try finding a group of 20 and no complainant! We have written as parishoners to the nuncio,the regional Bishop in charge,the current bishop,and the pope with one computer generated response. Have even written to Cardinal Ouelette no response.Perhaps We now know why. There is a definite double standard for Bishops and Cardinals. This Cardinal stayed in office the entire time this was so called investigated and we wait 32 months with no word even of how are pastor is.For a complaint!! Really? Some of us were born at night but not last night! Justice and Mercy???? Only for the clerically elite!
Perhaps this is a question for our canon lawyers, but do sexual harassment laws exist in the Church? Is there anything (canonically) that would be analogous to civil laws here? If not, that is a huge oversight.
So is the issue here that the accusations have no semblance of truth, and thus a trial is not warranted OR is it that the alleged behavior does not rise to the level of a potential delict, and thus a trial is not warranted?
Would the same standards apply to a priest or deacon???
Now that's transparency!
This story infuriates me as a parishoner ina parish where our beloved pastor was removed for complaints out of 32,000 parishoners. Try finding a group of 20 and no complainant! We have written as parishoners to the nuncio,the regional Bishop in charge,the current bishop,and the pope with one computer generated response. Have even written to Cardinal Ouelette no response.Perhaps We now know why. There is a definite double standard for Bishops and Cardinals. This Cardinal stayed in office the entire time this was so called investigated and we wait 32 months with no word even of how are pastor is.For a complaint!! Really? Some of us were born at night but not last night! Justice and Mercy???? Only for the clerically elite!