Follow the money.  That's the first thing to keep in mind when looking at the recent Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report on abusive priests.  As Bill Donohue has pointed out, the two-year investigation accusing 300 priests goes back to the 1930s, including many non-priests, and while it is lurid, it likely contains many false accusations. Most importantly, no current priests are being charged with anything.  In a backhanded way, the report confirms that the so-called Dallas Charter, the zero tolerance policy the American bishops instituted in 2002, has basically worked.  Credible charges of sex with minors and child pornography are now being dealt with appropriately. What the Pennsylvania A.G., Shapiro, is up to, according to Donohue and others, is just another money grab.  He wants to pass new laws to push back the statute of limitations for lawsuits against the Catholic Church, and only the Church – and not...(Read Full Post)