Commentary - Vicki Polin: Church Hurts Victims of All Faiths
By Vicki Polin
Baltimore Examiner - March 3, 2008
Those who have been advocating for the bill are survivors of sex crimes
committed against them as children, and also their family members and
friends. We are all seeking justice against those who perpetrate sexual
offenses against our children.
It's both sad and sickening to say that this is just more evidence that
Dowling's deceitful words are part of a concerted fear mongering effort
by the Maryland Catholic Conference to mislead parishioners. The sad
part is that by doing this, he is taking away the civil rights of all
those who were victimized as children, not just Catholic survivors. It's
important to keep in mind that just under 50 percent of all cases of
child sexual abuse occur in the home and not the church, synagogue or
mosque.
Rabbi Ephraim Shapiro |
When California raised its statute of limitations, more than 300 new
sexual predators were revealed, essentially ending their reign of terror
and prey of children. Just as the archdiocese or many other religious
organizations did for so many years, bad laws protect sex offenders and
shield criminal offenses from justice.
We all need to remind Dowling that honesty and truth will always prevail.
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