"The Final Call" starts a multi part investigation into the manner which the Church has treated victims of "the long lent" of sex abuse cases
Ashahed M. Muhammad -Asst. Editor- of The Final Call , ( a black Muslim website/paper) begins a series of investigatory pieces examining the manner in which the church has treated the victims of clergy sex offenders. This first installment raises the issue of race, but this is an argument that is well refuted. However, the subject soon moves to the manner in which victims are being dealt with, and the legal/financial strategies of some Dioceses, a far more damning situation for the church and its Bishops. Whereas the State has the obligation to enforce the criminal law of the land - using the legal system to assign guilt and determine levels of compensation, whenever the Church uses the same protections offered to any legal entity in its defense, or if it adapts the tactics and standards of lawyers and insurance executives (and yes, even criminals), it is pilloried once again. Yet, the question that I believe should guide the hearts of church men is to determine what is in the best...