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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet
in fairness it appears they canceled an independent research group's research and investigation (which the church was funding) they did not cancel any official state sponsored investigation (as they have no power to do so) any state sponsored investigation and research would continue unabated if i understand the article correctly
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No, the "cooperation" was brokered by political demand after the church got under severe pressure "to do something about it", the head of the institute is a known face over here and often an advisor to the media over commenting on legal and criminalistic procedures, and the research task force consists of former crime investigators, judges and researchers for several laywer offices.
In other words it already starts that charges for rape and pedophile abuse in hundreds of cases got not handed over to the state attorney and the police, but thechurch was allowed to once again "save its face" by making it all a non-official deal that was presented as something that got voluntarily initiated by the church - which it never was: the took so much flak that they had no other chance than to give in to the demand which in principle was a public relations coup on their behalf.
The real scandal is that there is no state attorney and no police raiding the churches offices, and still no sexual offenders in priest's cloathes being arrested and serving prison time. Double standards in the justice system.
Some weeks ago, I have not taken too much note of it, another bishop in Germany already had unilaterally declared another, more localised investigation initiative as successfully ended. Consequences: none. Arrests: none. Names mentioned: none.
This is law-evasion by criminal offenders and rapists, and this is conspiracy to hide them. In other words: it is
organised crime.
That religious claims are enough to make you immune from legal prosecution, and give you the right to live by your own, self-made laws, is outraging. It does not matter which religion it is, and the context also does not matter. The law has to be valid for and in case of crime has to be enforced against everybody, on the fundament of equality, no matter whether the subject is rich or poor, believer or secularist or non-believer. Banker or flower girl, priest or atheist: it must not matter.
The Catholic church law, and religions special tax status must be abandoned. Same is true regarding Jewish and Muhammeddan equivalents (parallel and underground justice systems are undermining the legal system, and the police say they actively help organised crime as well as crime and violence in private homes by hiding it).