June 26, 2006 at 15:52:21

Clergy Sexual Abuse; Request for Immediate Government Intervention - Administration of Justice

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Traditional civil rights include those rights that are secured to individuals and are basic to the U.S. system of government. They include the right to vote and the right to equal treatment, without discrimination on the basis of race, religion or national origin, in such areas as education, housing, employment, public accommodations and the administration of justice. Men who abuse minors are called "Slayers of the Soul". To abuse or neglect a child, or to deprive a child of a separate identity and joy in life, is to commit soul murder. (Soul Murder, Yale University Press, 1989).

In the event you need an opportunity to better understand the serious public safety issues addressed in this letter, it is respectfully requested that President Bush, his advisors, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives immediately view the documentary film, Deliver Us From Evil, released at the Los Angeles Film Festival on Saturday, June 24, 2006. As a supporter in the Survivors of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), my family and I had an opportunity to view the film last Saturday. It was disheartening to learn that President Bush had granted immunity to the Vatican and Pope Benedict in matters relating to the clergy sex abuse crisis in the U.S.

As government leaders, it is urgent that no rock goes unturned in matters relating to the clergy sex abuse crisis, protections of children, vulnerable adults, their families and the administration of justice guaranteed to all Americans. In the event the contact information obtained from the government website to transmit this correspondence is incorrect, please forward this correspondence to the appropriate government representative. Best regards.

Respectfully submitted,

Debby Bodkin
Founder, www.catholics4justice.com
bodkind@hotmail.com

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