Men who say a priest molested them claim a bishop is trying to avoid paying damages.
The Associated Press
January 23, 2003
News Articles on Clergy Sex Abuse in Oregon
Archdiocese of Portland website
Distrust threatens clergy talks
The Oregonian
February 16, 2003
Apology for Abuse
Oregon Catholic Church admits Priest molested boys
Associated Press
October 10, 2000
"This moment of
tremendous suffering and anxiety will pass"
Archbishop Vlazny discusses the sex abuse/cover-up scandal
"Understandably,
dissensions among us have arisen, disregard for legitimate authority is on the
rise,
the smooth talkers seem to have all the answers, and the “wrong folks”
regretfully remain in charge."
Church is hiding
assets, sex-abuse plaintiffs say
Men who say a priest molested them claim a
bishop is trying to avoid paying damages.
The Associated Press
January 23, 2003
Bishop denies
'shell game' plot to avoid big priest-abuse damages
January 22, 2003 - The bishop of the Bend-based Catholic Diocese
of Baker on Wednesday rejected as "outrageous and outlandish" charges by alleged
priest abuse victims that he recently incorporated each of 35 parishes, and now
seeks to transfer church assets to them, to avoid liability in a $60
million-plus civil lawsuit. www.bend.com
Oregon Bishop Barred From Asset Transfer
Associated Press
Oregon Judge's
Order Risks State Interference in Running Church
Wayne Laugesen
The National Catholic Register
Bill Crane comments on this article:
Friends: The Bend
Diocese claims that they should be able to function apart from state rule and
are upset with anyone that would differ and hold them responsible for aiding and
abetting a serial child rapist. The hierarchy continues to rationalize, to somehow
justify that their Canon Law entitles them to a free pass and sidestep
accountability. David Slader is a man of integrity and has stood firmly in the
pursuit of justice for horrific sex crimes that were knowingly committed and
covered up. Bill Crane