Monsignor William Lynn sentenced to jail term for harboring child sex abuse priests
Defense lawyers to appeal against three to six year term
Published Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 7:45 AM
Updated Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 12:19 PM
Both Finn and the diocese have pleaded not guilty, and are set to go on trial next month.
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blackbearpause | Jul 25, 2012, 07:03 PM EDT
He is not a scapegoat. PA is finaly gonna get tough on such issues. Maybe other states will follow. Children are vunerable.
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guiseppe | Jul 25, 2012, 04:18 PM EDT
Catholic..........Protestant.....Bad is Dad.
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BulldogMania | Jul 25, 2012, 03:45 PM EDT
This guy wasn't even a pastor. He was a clerical boy in the office doing the Cardinals bidding. He broke the law and deserves to go to jail BUT he is not some high up cleric as the media is trying to make him out to be.
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katieherk | Jul 25, 2012, 12:30 PM EDT
How about checking out the "other side" and condemn them as well. I mean all the Protestant clergy, youth leaders, etc. The percentage of Catholic clergy molesting/abusing younsters and set on trial is 1.7% as opposed to 10% of Protestant clergy. We never hear any of that.... Catholic bashing. It's staggering the percentages of abuse by Prod clergy with women, 41.8% of women clergy reported unwanted sexual behavior, 38% of clergy acknowledged inappropriate behavior and on and on. Yes, this is wrong/appalling but sock it to all clergy, not just the Catholics. Sick of it!!!
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knockatee | Jul 25, 2012, 11:32 AM EDT
Hopefully, this will be a lesson to others. Now let's see if he will be defrocked; no reason he shouldn't be.
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jamthecat | Jul 25, 2012, 10:47 AM EDT
About damn time.
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