New York Archbishop to be Deposed Over Allegations Money Was Hidden from Abuse Victims

More potential good news for those who want to see the Roman Catholic Church held accountable for the worldwide rape of children and youths - sexual abuse long covered up through a conspiracy orchestrated from the Vatican. Just recently the Milwaukee Catholic diocese filed bankruptcy in an effort to avoid making abuse reparation payments to sex abuse victims. Now, faced with accusations that the diocese shifted and hid money over the last few years to lessen losses through jury awards against the Church, the pompous and falsely pious New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan - who headed the Milwaukee diocese until his move to New York - will likely be deposed under oath about the new allegations. It will be nice to see Dolan faced with potential jail time for perjury should he lie during the depositions. Imagine Dolan in jail and faced with the type of abuse he and his cohorts in the Church hierarchy allowed to be visited on others. Here are highlights from NBC News:
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Lawyers for an ongoing sex abuse case in Milwaukee said they plan to depose several Catholic leaders, including Dolan, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The Milwaukee Archdiocese has denied that it hid any money.
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Dolan said a portion of the disputed money went to help several parishes. Dolan was Milwaukee's archbishop when allegations of sexual abuse snowballed, resulting in more than 20 lawsuits filed against the church there. The financial pressure from those suits forced the Milwaukee Archdiocese to declare bankruptcy last month.
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Attorney Jeffrey Anderson suggested that the Milwaukee Archdiocese concealed as much as $75 million over the last six years, according to the Journal Sentinel. Another $55 million went to a cemetery trust in 2008, Anderson claimed.
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A sex abuse survivor's group said Dolan should be deposed under oath and grilled about the money. "We hope that Dolan will have to answer tought questions under oath about these very disturbing financial maneuvers that clearly seem intended to protect church assets," said Peter Isely of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests.