Catholic priest who admitted to abusing a boy in Ireland won't be prosecuted

[trotsky]

https://www.irishcentral.com/news/catholic-priest-abusing-boy-ireland-wont-be-prosecuted

...Rev. Madden has admitted to abusing a 13-year-old boy while the two were on a mission trip in Ireland in 1973.

A spokesperson for the Attorney General’s office told The Clarion Ledger that Rev. Madden could not be prosecuted in the US as the abuse happened overseas and was out of Mississippi’s jurisdiction.

...Earlier this month, The Clarion Ledger obtained written correspondence that occurred between Rev Madden and the unnamed boy’s mother.

...The boy’s mother continues to question the priest and also wrote: “The church has mishandled this atrocious behaviour (sic) on your part. They have helped hide you out and helped you to run from the consequences of your actions.”

The emphasized part is why this is different than any other sexual abuse of children. This is about the role of a religious organization and how it enabled the abuse and protected the abusers.

[MineralMan]

1. Ah, the old "it happened in Ireland" gambit...

What if they had been in China, instead. What about that?

[marylandblue]

2. There are several reasons why the RCC scandal is different and worse than others

Maybe I'll write about that someday. But for my current purposes, I see that this thread got very little attention today, but other threads got a lit of attention, even though they don't concern religion.