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To: 2MAR$ who wrote (28906)	7/25/2012 7:16:36 AM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 69300

"Natural selection only hones this order to still higher levels of complexity." There you have it, folks! And on the current news front, another Church Official sentenced for covering up Child Sex Abuse. Philadelphia Church Official Sentenced at Least 3 Years in Prison By JON HURDLE and ERIK ECKHOLM Published: July 24, 2012 http://www.nytimes.c...abuse-case.html PHILADELPHIA — Msgr. William J. Lynn, the first Roman Catholic official in the United States to be convicted of covering up sexual abuses by priests under his supervision, was sentenced to three to six years in prison on Tuesday. “You knew full well what was right, Monsignor Lynn, but you chose wrong,” said Common Pleas Judge M. Teresa Sarmina as she imposed the sentence, which was just short of the maximum of three and a half to seven years. Monsignor Lynn, 61, a former Cardinal’s aide, was found guilty on June 22 of one count of endangering a child, after a trial lasting more than two months that revealed an effort lasting decades by the Philadelphia archdiocese to play down accusations of child sexual abuse and avoid scandal. Monsignor Lynn served as secretary for clergy for the 1.5 million-member archdiocese from 1992 to 2004, recommending priest assignments and investigating abuse complaints. During the trial, prosecutors presented evidence that he had shielded predatory priests, sometimes transferring them to unwary new parishes, and lied to the public to avoid bad publicity and lawsuits. Last week, Monsignor Lynn’s lawyers asked the judge to spare him from prison, and instead sentence him to probation and work-release or house arrest. They argued in a memorandum that a long prison sentence would be “merely cruel and unusual,” and “would serve no purpose at all.” ...more... Punishing this piece of **** would serve no purpose? I beg to differ. It matters to some people a lot. A LOT. boards.philadelphiaeagles.com