Abuse Survivors' Justice Hurdles

Bids for sexual abuse justice in WA ‘quashed’ by permanent stay tactics, inquiry told, The Guardian, By Christopher Knaus, September 11, 2023

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/12/bids-for-sexual-abuse-justice-in-wa-quashed-by-permanent-stay-tactics-inquiry-told

Abuse survivor support groups in Western Australia have sounded an alarm regarding the frequent use of "permanent stays" by churches and institutions to halt claims for justice by survivors of sexual abuse.
Advocacy groups argue that permanent stays are disproportionately applied, especially in cases involving deceased perpetrators or institutions that failed to investigate abuse allegations properly. They urge legislative limits on stay applications, emphasizing the need to prevent institutions from exploiting these delays to the detriment of survivors' quest for justice.
Religious institutions claim the moral high ground but their actions and their histories are anything but. In fact, these institutions are characteristic of the most heinous of offenses known to humankind, those which target children and in a sexual manner at that. Catholicism is not alone in this. The Hindu and Muslim also have histories of child sexual abuse which continue to permeate their societies. For some reason, no matter the culture, no matter the part of the world we hail from, societies tend to grant clemency to religion, for no good reason. Why?
Defenders of religious child molesters, need to explain why it is that they prioritize fantasy and magic over human decency.
An environment in which the clergy are at the top of the food chain existing under a system in which they face no punishments for their transgressions breeds more misdeeds through treacherous and hypocritical behavior.
This is not just an Australian issue; this is a global issue. In the US, 33 states have a clergy loophole, which exempt them from the same laws that require, teachers, physicians and psychiatrists from reporting child abuse. Religious authorities are protected from legal disclosure. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
A recent investigation into Illinois Catholic clergy found that 450 of them molested over 2K children between 1950 and 2021; similar statistics exist in Colorado where the Archdiocese of Colorado Springs still employees a repeat abuser - father William Martinez. In the last 80 years , 150 clergy abused 600 children in Maryland, and a recent investigation into French catholicism found that 333,000 children were abused over the last 80 years.
When will enough be enough? When will you face the facts and acknowledge that your made-up gods are not coming; they’re not going to fix this! The religion is fake and is nothing more than a way for the people it gives power to, to stay in power without being accountable to anyone. This oath of celibacy they take, this unchecked power, fabricated moral high-ground that conveniently only fits their needs all work together to create a situation where the weak and vulnerable will become exploited.
Stop supporting them, stop giving money to them, stop subjecting your children to them and open your fucking eyes.
#catholicabuse #enoughisenough #stopchildabuse #childhoodtrauma #savethechildren #childabuse

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