Philadelphia Cardinal Hears the Victims. . .Just Not in the Courtroom
Last Friday, Philadelphia Cardinal Justin Rigali called his priests and seminarians together at St. Charles Seminary in Overbrook to hear the stories of sex abuse victims. "It is extremely important for us to hear their stories firsthand so that we may see the human face and hear the human voice," Rigali said.
The following Monday, Rigali dispatched his lawyers to court to argue for the dismissal of these same cases. The Cardinal, it seems, is willing to listen, just not in a courtroom where it could cost him and his archdiocese political and public relations capital if the lurid tales of abuse reach the light of day.