Pa. bill essential to heal victims and church
Passage of Pennsylvania House Bill 1947, which would remove the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution for child sexual abuse and raise the age at which a victim may file a civil suit to 50, is critically important ("Justice or financial ruin? Two views on a Pa. bill," Sunday). Contrary to the scare tactics of Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, this bill would work to purge the Catholic Church of the stigma of clergy abuse and reduce the possibility of abuse, revitalizing the priority of children and families.
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20160609_Letters__Pa__bill_essential_to_heal_sex-abuse_victims__church.html
Passage of Pennsylvania House Bill 1947, which would remove the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution for child sexual abuse and raise the age at which a victim may file a civil suit to 50, is critically important ("Justice or financial ruin? Two views on a Pa. bill," Sunday). Contrary to the scare tactics of Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, this bill would work to purge the Catholic Church of the stigma of clergy abuse and reduce the possibility of abuse, revitalizing the priority of children and families.
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20160609_Letters__Pa__bill_essential_to_heal_sex-abuse_victims__church.html
