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See Lawyer releases deposition by Weakland in fraud case
Update: Church hierarchy stalled priest ousters, Weakland testifies, by Marie Rohde, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Amazing that Weakland and Dolan never discussed the problem of abusive priests! And Dolan wants us to believe that the diocese is safe now? It is no wonder that all Weakland's friends are still in power.
ReplyDeleteWeakland says in the deposition that he "pleaded with the Vatican..." to defrock an abusive priest.
ReplyDeleteGiven Weakland's well-known disdain for Rome, his thumbing of nose at the Vatican and his reveling in being a maverick, I can't get my mind around "Ab. Weakland" and "pleading with the Vatican".
GOR, Weakland used the wrong vehicle. "Defrocking" (laicization) is a very complex process.
ReplyDeleteOne is left to speculate on precisely why W. tried that route...