PHILADELPHIA (PA)
The Little Grape
Mari Passananti
There’s a photo bouncing around Facebook of an adorable child hugging an equally adorable retriever. The caption reads: “There’s a special place in hell for those who abuse children and animals.”
If there is indeed a hell, and there’s any justice in that fiery place, the saying must be correct. And surely those who aid and abet abusers would qualify for the same “special” kind of damnation as the abusers themselves.
A landmark trial is underway in Philadelphia. For the first time, a church official (one not accused of laying a hand or other body part on a child) is charged with child endangerment. Prosecutors in the City of Brotherly Love allege that Monsignor Michael Lynn knowingly allowed sex-abuser priests under his supervision to remain in roles where they could continue to torture children.
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