Group wants proof that diocese is abiding by 2008 agreement

Several plaintiffs in a lawsuit of $ 10 million set with the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph demanded Wednesday that church leaders meet the terms of their agreement. </ P> In the wake of allegations against two priests, the group asked whether they have complied with diocesan officials a number of agreed reforms that were designed to protect children in Catholic schools and churches against the possible abuse.</ P> "This trial is not, it is a letter of application," said Mike Hunter, head of the Kansas City of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests. "We want answers from the diocese. We want to prove their compliance with the commitments they made to us about the safety of children." </ P> In 2008, the diocese agreed to pay a settlement $ 10 million to 47 plaintiffs who said they were abused by priests. </ P> The settlement also included several non-monetary obligations.Among them were programs in place to defend the victims and to immediately report any abuse or suspected abuse to law enforcement authorities in accordance with the statutes of Missouri. The diocese also agreed to adopt a policy to protect whistleblowers. </ P> Rebecca Summers, a spokesman for the diocese, said church officials and plaintiffs sexual abuse reached an agreement on all issues relating to non-financial commitments. </ P> <p> Summers said the diocese followed the actions that have been agreed and published in a report prepared by the diocese in December 2008.For example, the diocese has sent letters of apology to victims who requested them. </ P> <p> Hunter said that if the diocese did not respond to the letter within 10 days, plaintiffs would consider legal action. </ P> <p> "Our request is reasonable, because the evidence and allegations that have surfaced in recent months strongly suggest church officials have not changed and children are still at risk here," Has he said. </ p> The group said the recent incidents involving <p> two priests occurred because of violations of the commitments made by the diocese.</ P> Last month, Clay County authorities charged the Rev. F. Shawn Ratigan, 45, three counts of possession of child pornography. Ratigan has pleaded not guilty and remains in custody $ 200 000 bond. </ P> A week ago, the diocese announced that Bishop Robert Finn had removed another priest from office due to "credible reports" of sexual misconduct with minors. </ P> The priest, the Rev. Michael Tierney, was charged in a civil trial last year of molesting a 13 year old boy, Missouri in 1971.By the time the lawsuit was filed, a lawyer representing Tierney said his client had done nothing wrong.

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1) FOR CHILDREN

What makes women become strippers in the Fargo-Moorhead area? "Children", the Fargo Forum revealed today in a profile of a woman who gives lap dances out of his house. The woman is married, her husband knows what his wife did, and money allows children to attend private school. Yet it does not look like a happy life and the woman always seems to nourish the dream of becoming a cop. CC plus dances, the more it is to bounce back emotionally."When I worked in clubs, I used to drink just to get the courage to get on and do what I had to do," she said.

Now, add CC, it must take a day or two off if a customer in particular acts "gross and degrading."

"Occasionally, I will answer to the wrong person, and it will make me feel like (expletive), but I'll bite my tongue and do it because I know that children need this or that" she said.

2) The criminalization OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Last Wednesday, a man walked into a courthouse in Keene, New Hampshire and set himself on fire.A day later, the local newspaper received his "last statement." The newspaper decided to print the letter, which detailed the human misery on the amount of child support he has (not) to pay and dismay that slapping a child was considered domestic violence. Minnesota has the letter. .. The idea of ​​the arrests came from something called the experience of the Minneapolis Police (MEP) from 1981 to 1982. In the offices of the police were given experimental skates with one of three words written on them, a lawyer, or to send for his arrest. Advise the agent was meant to try to mediate the couple's spat.Send was to send one of the spouses of the house for eight hours as a cooling period. Arrest was arrested one of the two spouses. The officer was to be the pride of paper told. The experiment was set up by the Police Foundation and Lawrence W. Sherman was the principal investigator. The results show the board led to a storm coming in the cases of 24%, send was 19%, and the option to shutdown led to a storm coming in only 10% of cases. Perhaps an inexpensive way to kill the future domestic violence.

In 1984, the United StatesTask Force of the Attorney General Domestic Violence recommended arrest as the main weapon in violence domestic violence. Lawrence W. Sherman recommended not to use the arrests because the MPF was just a study, and it may be wrong. They ignored. And in 1992, 93% of police of the nation had adopted some form of mandatory arrest in domestic violence cases.

Sourcebook for Sundays and Seasons 2008

Congressional Record Proceedins and Debates of the 109th Congress First Session Volume 151- Part 2

Congressional Record, V. 153, Pt. 2, January 18, 2007 to February 1, 2007

The Teacher's Calendar, School Year 2007-2008

The Catholic periodical and literature index