The sexual abuse scandal.* Bishop Thomas J. Gumbleton, of the Archdiocese arch·di·o·cese n. The district under an archbishop's jurisdiction. arch  di·oc of Detroit, has
announced his support for legislation that would loosen the statute of
limitations A type of federal or state law that restricts the time within which legal proceedings may be brought.Statutes of limitations, which date back to early Roman Law, are a fundamental part of European and U.S. law. on filing sexual abuse law-suits against members of the clergy. The hierarchy has vehemently opposed changing the statutes, claiming it would "put an extraordinary burden on the church." Citing his own experience of being sexually abused as a teenage seminarian sem·i·nar·i·an also sem·i·nar·ist n. A student at a seminary. Noun 1. seminarian - a student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary) seminarist and his empathy for "how difficult it is for someone who has been sexually abused to come forward," Bishop Gumbleton has personally spoken with lawmakers in states where bills are being introduced that would considerably extend the length of time in which victims can file a civil suit. * The Irish State Claims Agency is suing the Franciscan Brothers pious laymen who devote themselves to useful works, such as manual labor schools, and other educational institutions; - called also Brothers of the Third Order of St. Francis. See also: Franciscan to recover its costs after the conviction of John Hannon, a former Franciscan. He was found guilty on 24 counts of sexual abuse. The state had accepted partial liability because the Department of Education was complicit com·plic·it adj. Associated with or participating in a questionable act or a crime; having complicity: newspapers complicit with the propaganda arm of a dictatorship. in transferring Hannon to another school after complaints had been made against him. If the state succeeds it could profoundly impact the outcome of over 200 pending civil cases brought by victims against religious orders, congregations and diocesan di·oc·e·san adj. Of or relating to a diocese. n. The bishop of a diocese. diocesan Adjective of or relating to a diocese Noun 1. church authorities running schools. * After paying out an average settlement of $159,000 to each of 554 plaintiffs alleging they were sexually abused by members of the clergy, the Archdiocese of Boston has announced another large settlement. It is in arbitration with a second group of 88 plaintiffs who have agreed to settle for sums between $5,000 and $200,000. * The Archdiocese of Dublin, Ireland, has published a report acknowledging that 102 of its priests are suspected of physically or sexually abusing at least 35[degrees] children since 1940. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the report, charges against 32 of the priests have already cost the archdiocese $7 million but that amount is expected to rise with at least 40 cases pending. The Irish government is currently in the process of appointing a commission to investigate the history and handling of the sexual abuse crisis across the country. |
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