So how long is enough for the Sex abuse Scandal?

Newsday, in an article titled In an Catholics have mixed reactions on sex abuse bill relates the fact there a child sex-abuse victims bill pending in Albany drew mixed reactions from Catholics attending Sunday Mass. Well duh!

The usual suspects are in the article...the oh so loyal SNAP (Survivor's Network of Abuse by Priests) and Voice of the Faithful organizers calling for the "secrets" to come out. The willing (supposed)devout Catholic Democrat Politician Margaret M. Markey (D-Maspeth)supporting the bill full of concern for the victims. Markey has sponsored the bill in three prior legislative sessions, where it has passed in the Democratic-led Assembly and stalled in the then-Republican-controlled Senate. Some supporters say it now has a good chance of passing because Democrats have gained a majority in the Senate.

Now I feel compassion for the victims of the abuse scandal, but these folks are NOT interested in the victims, they are interested in embarrassing the Church in order to further their progressive agendas.

Of course, the Democrat Pol may not have considered the implications this has for school teachers where abuse of children is FAR greater than anything that happened in the Church. I wonder if the teacher's union is aware of this bill and the fact it is coming down the pike? I'm sure they don't want people dredging in their pools of slime which are infinitely deeper.


Of interest is an article from the Chicago Tribune That goes into more detail on the Bill and the background.

WHAT THE LAW WOULD DO

*The Markey bill would create a one-year window during which the five-year statute of limitations on filing lawsuits in child sex abuse cases would be dropped. This would allow alleged victims to file lawsuits in the state regardless of when the abuse occurred.

* The alleged victims would have to prove their case in a court of law.

* The bill would also extend the statute of limitations for future cases from five years to 10 years. It is counted from the alleged victim's 18th birthday, meaning they would have until 28 years of age to file a lawsuit instead of 23.

* A competing bill introduced by Assemb. Vito J. Lopez (D-Brooklyn) does not include the one-year open window. It would extend the time an accuser can file suit to seven years after turning 18, that is, 25 years of age.