Rising Hegemon
Pressed to come up with hundreds of millions of dollars to settle clergy sex abuse lawsuits, Cardinal Roger M. Mahony turned to one group of Catholics whose faith could not be shaken: the dead.
Under his leadership in 2007, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles quietly appropriated $115 million from a cemetery maintenance fund and used it to help pay a landmark settlement with molestation victims.
The church did not inform relatives of the deceased that it had taken the money, which amounted to 88 percent of the fund. Families of those buried in church-owned cemeteries and interred in its mausoleums have contributed to a dedicated account for the perpetual care of graves, crypts and grounds since the 1890s.It's not like they could talk back, I guess.
[cross-posted at Firedoglake]
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Q. 1394. Why do we show respect for the bodies of the dead?
A. We show respect for the bodies of the dead because they were the dwelling-place of the soul, the medium through which it received the Sacraments, and because they were created to occupy a place in heaven.
Oh, where's a good multiplier of loaves and fishes and money when you need him?
Families of those buried in church-owned cemeteries and interred in its mausoleums have contributed to a dedicated account for the perpetual care of graves, crypts and grounds since the 1890s.
ha ha, suckers! ... serves 'em right for believing all the crazy lies and bullshit served up by the Catholic Church over the past 2000 years.
Surprise! He who would lie to you would also steal from you.
BINGO is looking kinda creepy now.
"It's not like they could talk back, I guess."
Much like those alter boys.
deaf boys turned out to be the loudest victims.
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