Archbishop Dolan Rapes Justice, Bullies Church’s Victims, Scapegoats LGBTers

by Scott Rose
            In scapegoating LGBTers, The Catholic Church and New York’s Archbishop Timothy Dolan are succeeding in deflecting public attention from the Church’s totally abhorrent offenses.

            While alleging that marriage equality would cause the downfall of American civilization – and with that preposterous allegation, fanning the flames of anti-gay bigotry in the populace -- the Church is fighting tooth and nail to evade its accountability to the Church’s child molestation and rape victims.

            New York State Senator Thomas Duane has introduced S3333, a proposed law that would lift the statutes of limitations for the prosecution of rape cases, including child rape cases.   What decent human being could possibly oppose such legislation?  Well, Archbishop Dolan opposed similar proposed laws in Wisconsin.  Professor Marci A. Hamilton, holder of the Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public Law of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law says this about Dolan: “I battled Timothy Dolan in Wisconsin on this issue and I have no doubt that he is waging a vicious attack against justice for victims of priest sex abuse.  His success in defeating victims in Wisconsin is likely relevant to his promotion to NYC and his appointment as President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.  No one should be fooled by his jolly demeanor.  He is both ambitious and merciless when it comes to clergy abuse victims.”

            The Catholic Church in recent years has tried to avoid the fullest possible investigations into its repugnant, multi-pronged victimizations of innocent human beings by alleging it had placed adequate internal controls on Church child rape.  Yet earlier this year, a mind-boggling ring of child sex abuse in the Philadelphia Archdiocese demonstrated that there is no end even remotely in sight to the Church’s sex abuse scandals.  It should be lost on nobody that 37 of the abusive priests mentioned in the Philadelphia indictment cannot be prosecuted because of statutes of limitations.

            The Church, Dolan and all of their thuggish associates -- the so-called National Organization for Marriage, the Knights of Columbus, et cetera – are in cahoots to evade accountability to the Church’s child rape victims and to prevent deterrent measures actually adequate to stopping Church-based sex abuse.  Those members of the Catholic Church who spit on LGBTers by denying them civil rights should literally mind their own business and pressure their Church to behave responsibly towards its child rape victims.  Our elected officials should stop allowing the Church’s thuggish anti-LGBT henchman to operate in the financial shadows.  The source of every penny donated to the National Organization for Marriage should be known before June 20, the end of the current New York State Senate session.  And by the end of that session, marriage equality should be a reality in New York, no matter what the child-rapist-enabler Timothy Dolan thinks of this urgent civil rights cause.

Tell Senator Joe Addabo he represents more than 300 gay bashing bigots

by Jessica Naomi

Forty-two-thousand-three-hundred-and-two Queens, N.Y. voters voted for New York State Senator Joseph Addabo, Jr. in 2008.  Four hundred people called Senator Addabo about marriage equality in 2009.  He said 74 percent of the people who called him told him they were against marriage equality for gay people.  Instead of listening to the 42,302 people who voted for him, he listened to 300 people who called his office and said they were against marriage equality.

Why did 300 people in Queens call Addabo to tell him to vote for bigotry? Were these callers told by their parish priests to call him.  Did the Archdiocese of New York tell their parishioners to call him?

Public Religion Research Institute reported in their October 2010 report Less than 1-in-5 Give America's Places of Worship High Marks on Handling Issue of Homosexuality:

A plurality (43%) of Americans say the messages coming from places of worship are negative, and 4-in-10 Americans believe that these messages contribute “a lot” to negative perceptions of gay and lesbian people. One-third (33%) of the public also believe that messages from religious bodies are contributing “a lot” to higher rates of suicide among gay and lesbian youth.

CatholicsNYC's Channel  posted these gay bashing videos a few weeks ago.

 

 

Maybe the people Addabo heard from were these men who beat up Jack Price on October 8, 2009, 55 days before Senator Joseph Addabo, Jr. voted against marriage equality on December 2, 2009.

Contact Senator Joseph Addabo, Jr.  

518-455-2322

718-738-1111

718-497-1630

Make sure he hears loud and clear that he represents all New Yorkers, not just the 300 gay bashers who call his office.

HOW TO TELL NEW YORK STATE SENATORS YOU WANT LGBT EQUALITY NOW

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

June 6, 2011

 

HOW TO TELL NEW YORK STATE SENATORS YOU WANT LGBT EQUALITY NOW

 

A recently-started Facebook page,It Scares Me To Listen to Anti-Equality New York Politicians Because . . .  lets gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and their supporters tell New York State Senators how they feel when politicians 1) spew anti-gay hate and/or; 2) fail to support equality legislation.

 

This page has already attracted comments from some prominent progressives.

 

Fred Plotkin, a best-selling author and world-recognized authority on Italy, said “New York has been in the forefront of tolerance and respect for all. That, plus its unmatched arts scene and vibrant diversity, is why we live here. Otherwise there are plenty of places we can go to wallow in hatred and ignorance.”

 

Award-winning Holocaust scholar and author Cara De Silva said “It does scare me to listen to anti-equality talk here in my beloved hometown (or anywhere), but it does much more than scare me. It infuriates me on behalf of friends, other good-hearted and like-minded New Yorkers, and my imperfect, but great city.”

 

The page is not only for New Yorkers.  Florida anti-gay bullying target teenager  Luke Herbert, for example, has expressed fear that if a Ruben Diaz endorses statements that gays are “worthy to death,” maybe New York isn’t really a safe haven for LGBT Americans he had previously believed.  Luke posted his anti-bullying video to the page, and his mother Dorene Davenport, a New York native, separately said this about irrational anti-LGBT hate and discrimination “We need to stop this and make a difference so there is never ever another teenage suicide again!!!!”

 

Our aim over the next few days is to fill this Facebook page up with statements that will then be brought to the attention of the media and every member of the New York State Senate.  Please help to spread the word!  Everyone who is for LGBT equality should LIKE and comment on It Scares Me to Listen to Anti-Equality New York Politicians Because...

 

Media Contacts for the FB page: Scott Rose and Jessica Naomi, aka "Demand Equality," may be reached on her FB page and by email through this blog, too.