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Victims of Presbyters Say that Newbishop Should Clean His Own House First
Before Taking on U.S. Congressman Patrick Kennedy
From: The Fathers
Thomas Tobin & Patrick Kennedy
Which of the Two Poses More of a Threat to Children?
Thomas Tobin (Left), a Newchurch Bishop Who Lets His Presbyters Assault and Sodomize Children
Or Patrick Kennedy, a U.S. Congressman Who Is Soft on Abortion?
Victims in the Diocese Say that Newbishop Tobin Is More of a Threat
Thomas Tobin, the Newchurch bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, was criticized for his hypocrisy in taking on U.S. Congressman Patrick Kennedy for being soft on abortion, while Tobin's own presbyters are actually raping and assaulting children. "It's politics; I think the bishop's playing politics," said one protester.
On November 24, 2009, the victims charged Tobin with not doing enough to protect Newchurch children from his paedophile presbyters. A group of Newchurch protestors against violence toward born children picketed outside Tobin's office in Providence. One protestor stated:
He [Tobin] claims that it's important that we protect the unborn. But it's equally as important to protect those who have been born and those young children who have been raped and sodomized by clerics and priests. But yet he seems to protect those clerics.
The Newchurch protestors called on Tobin to publish the names of presbyters from the diocese who have been convicted of or admitted to assaulting children, or if a thorough investigation has turned up credible evidence of child assault, even if no conviction resulted. The Newchurch diocese has admitted in court papers that 125 of its presbyters have been accused of assaulting children. While many of their names are known from lawsuits and news accounts, others have never been released.
Such a list could help parents keep their children away from molesters and help employers screen potential hires, the protesters said. One of the victims told of seeing his assailant working next to the children's section in a bookstore as he awaited trial for assaulting children. [Some information for this Commentary was contributed by the Associated Press.]