Protect the children

The Los Angeles Archdiocese has agreed to pay $880 million in response to sexual abuse claims. For a group of religious practitioners it appears they didn't read their Bibles where Matthew 18:2-6 states “If anyone causes one of these little ones — those who believe in me — to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.” How can people who are devoted to doing right including protecting children from harm do what they did? They can't. These are evil people wearing the costume and speaking the words but with blackened souls.

The $800 million will be felt but the real punishment will come when they get to the pearly gates and find they are heading downstairs because of their behaviour. Their time on earth should be spent in jail as a response to their behaviour and to prevent them doing anything more. There are so many clergy who do so much good but there are a few that let the team down.

Dennis Fitzgerald,

Melbourne, Australia