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	Help Children; Don't Hide Crimes Editorial Examiner March 6, 2008 http://www.examiner.com/a-1261835~Help_children__don_t_hide_crimes.html BALTIMORE (Map, News) - Baltimore Archbishop Edwin O'Brien told The Examiner he was "sorry" for the victims of sexual abuse by priests. "As a church we cannot say this is enough." We wonder then, because the church worked tirelessly to kill a brief window in the statute of limitations to allow abuse victims of all faiths to sue in civil court, what is enough? The archbishop said, "There is always an opportunity for justice in Maryland because we live in a state with no statute of limitations on felonies." He's right. So, has the Catholic Church shared with law enforcement — as all citizens are required to do — all knowledge of felonies? Or has it helped predators remain loose to destroy lives of even more victims? Forcing felons to leave the church does not make society safe. It just protects church wealth from lawsuits. Victims of abuse past, present and future demand an answer to that question, as does the law of Maryland — and fundamental morality.
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