re: #111 kirkspencer

#21 Stonemason was kind enough to link the bill.

Here’s the bishop’s letter for those wanting all the facts.

The line in the letter that particularly caught my eye was:

This unfairness is greater because Catholic institutions have largely resolved their problem of childhood sexual abuse through zero tolerance practices implemented in 1992 and excellent safe environment programs beginning in 2002.

Huh.

Here’s one thing our diocese did.
If you are an adult (including the priests but also including parents of kids in the parish school) wanting to volunteer for activities that involve working with the kids, you must, at your own expense, undergo a thorough background check and provide it to the diocese.

Now, this is not a bad policy and I have no problem with it just on the face of it.

My only problem is that the actions we’re trying to protect our kids from have not been perpetrated by parents.

Basically ended my school volunteer efforts.