The Archdiocese of Baltimore is urging its Roman Catholic congregants to oppose two bills “currently before the Maryland General Assembly that would remove the statute of limitations on civil claims for future incidents of child sexual abuse and retroactively revive claims that are currently time-barred, no matter how long ago the alleged abuse occurred.”

In an email, the Archdiocese reasons that removing the statute of limitations “greatly increases the financial harm to the Church and its ministries,” noting that some 26 dioceses “have already filed for bankruptcy caused by similar laws in other states, and more are expected.”

Clearly, the Catholic Church is trying to mitigate risk on future claims of its systemic child abuse.

Citing Maryland General Assembly House Bill 001 and Senate Bill 686, the Archdiocese says, “These bills treat public and private institutions differently by setting a lower ceiling on how much a public school board, for example, could be sued compared to a private institution such as a parish or non-public school. This creates two classes of survivors and greatly increases the financial harm to the Church and its ministries.”

The email notes that “The Church in Maryland” already provides victims-survivors with millions in therapeutic counseling and direct financial payments as a result of their abuse and has implemented strict prevention policies. It also says that perpetrators can be criminally charged without time limitations.

These bills are about future civil–not criminal–actions. They propose “repealing the statute of limitations in certain civil actions relating to child sexual abuse.” Criminal law deals with offenses against the public, society, or the state. Civil law deals with injury to an individual. Whether bills such as these in Maryland or any other state create two classes of survivors is really immaterial. The Roman Catholic Church is seeking to deprive compensation to victims-survivors of child sexual abuse perpetrated by its priests.

BishopAccountability.org documents that the U.S. Catholic Church has paid out over $3 BILLION on cases dating back to the 1950s, representing only a fraction of an estimated 100,000 victims.

Let me be clear: No child should ever be sexually abused, especially by leadership of any church, any denomination.

In November 2022, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh completed a 463-page report on an investigation that identified 158 Roman Catholic priests in the Archdiocese of Baltimore accused of abusing more than 600 victims over 80 years. Of course, Archbishop William Lori apologized, but the Archdiocese is calling on all Maryland Catholics to oppose legislation that allows FUTURE civil relief of victims and is spending millions to lobby against these bills.

Not only does that apology ring hollow, the opposition means that this atrocity is not finished. It’s likely ongoing.

Christ said in Matthew 18:6, “But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea.”

How much tithe money perpetuates this evil and stains the hands of givers?

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Sources:

bishopaccountability.org: Sexual Abuse by U.S. Catholic Clergy: Settlements and Monetary Awards in Civil Suits

apnews.com: Catholic Church lobbied for taxpayer funds, got $1.4B (many millions going to dioceses with clergy sexual abuse cover-ups)

bishopaccountability.org: Catholic church paid Maryland lobbyists more than $200K to help limit, prevent abuse lawsuits

cbsnews.com: Catholic Church spent $10.6 million to lobby against legislation that would benefit victims of child sex abuse

Communism and socialism are about control and wealth redistribution. There are leaders, and there are victims. While the leaders of these systems always say they are upholding the rights of the minorities and marginalized (the victims), what they are really doing is robbing the victims blind and enslaving them.

The goal is to make these victims believe and trust that the leaders are working on their behalf, so there is this constant pressure applied by the leaders that gives the impression that the leaders are the saviors. But it really never gets better for the victims; they are just hoping it will.

There are two main areas today that the leaders are pressing the victims—climate change and healthcare.

We have seen the results of socialist healthcare as led by the World Health Organization in partnership with the World Economic Forum. Millions lose their lives to medical protocols decided upon and dictated by health “administrators” rather than scientists and doctors. The leaders used fear and sold the victims on the hope that lockdowns, unsafe and ineffective vaccines, and demonizing alternative opinions as unscientific would save them. All the while, they were draining the victims of not only their lifeblood but also their ability to financially sustain themselves.

Currently, almost every claim the leaders made about COVID has turned out to be a lie, but it is no consolation to the victims. The damage is done. The wealth redistributed.

Climate change is no different. Selling the victims once again on the fear that because of mankind, the planet will be destroyed due to weather changes, the leaders are at the best of their deadly game. Taxes will be used to save the planet from the weather. Electric everything will make a cleaner environment and save the planet. Wind will be a safe and effective way to generate electricity. Leaders crisscross the world in private jets mongering the fear. Companies have started making batteries, windmills, and setting up charging stations.

Wealth redistribution from taxes, government contracts, and backroom deals fund these efforts. Contracts with slavers in China and elsewhere mine the deadly battery ingredients. Entire industries are set up to exploit natural resources at the expense of human life and the environment.

California is a great example. It made such a push for electric cars, then, because it couldn’t handle its very basic electric demand, had to prohibit people from charging their cars due to rolling brown-outs.

Windmills off the shores of New Jersey are reportedly damaging the marine life ecosystem to the point of causing massive deaths of whales and other fish, as well as birds.

The very leaders who encourage victims with environmental lip service are the ones causing this new brand of environmental terrorism and modern slavery. They are pocketing the extra cash and thumbing their noses at the hapless victims.

Ephesians 5:6 says, “Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things comes the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.”

Obey God, not man. Be a victor, not a victim.

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