MASSACHUSETTS
TheMediaReport
David Pierre
In a way it was inevitable: After years of media hysteria over the issue of sex abuse in the Catholic Church, Church officials have now decided on a policy of “shoot first, ask questions later” when it comes to even the scantest allegations of impropriety.
In January of this year, in an astonishing act of injustice, Boston’s Cardinal Seán O’Malley forced the resignation of three individuals from a Catholic school in Revere, despite the fact that no one broke any law or did anything wrong.
If it were not clear already, it should be clear now: “Zero tolerance” has now fully morphed into paranoia and cruelty.
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