Reading this article, something snapped into place: one of the irritants I have with the way the church has long handled these cases.  Here's the line:
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Church officials said in a statement issued after Wednesday's (Oct. 18) release that they hope the disclosure along with the recent publication of a list of clergy accused of sexual misconduct will serve as an additional step in healing for survivors, their families and parishioners.
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I find it disingenuous of the church to wait until it is FORCED by a court to release records, to then turn around and try to make it sound like they hope the release of these records helps the victims.  If that were a true statement, then why would the church not have released these records long long ago?   It would have been better for them to make no statement at all.  Yet, once again, here we are with the church fighting victims, the laity and the public until the last moment possible, and then acting like they are doing the right thing...