In extraordinary testimony last month, Archbishop Robert Carlson said he was unsure about whether he knew it was a crime for an adult to have sex with a child.
Carlson, the head of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, was deposed for a case regarding sex abuse allegations that took place when he was auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis from 1979 until 1994. He investigated those allegations during his time in Minnesota.
During the deposition, which was released Monday, attorney Jeff Anderson asked Carlson if he “knew it was a crime for an adult to engage in sex with a kid.”
“I’m not sure whether I knew it was a crime or not,” Carlson said. “I understand today it’s a crime.”
Carlson said he doesn’t recall when he first discerned that it is a crime, but documents released Monday from the law firm Jeff Anderson & Associates in St. Paul tell a different story.
A 1984 document, reported by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, showed Carlson’s correspondence with the former archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis about one particular victim. Carlson wrote that the victim’s parents were thinking about notifying the police.
He said later in the deposition that while he never personally reported any of the allegations, he encouraged parents to take action at least once.
Wow! Wow! Wow!. Does he really think anyone would believe this b/s.
So why didn’t the Judge say: well, you disgusting rapist, I guess that is why you will be in prison for the rest of your life. You just don’t seem sure of what is right and wrong, eh?
I wonder why GOD wasn’t talking to this self-centered piece of garbage? Because I thought he knew what was right or wrong.
Is this gigantic fucking phony telling us he actually isn’t communicating with God? Is that the final message. “I have no idea what is right or wrong.” That’s what I heard. Pathetic.
WTF?
This is the very definition of criminal complicity feigning ignorance, in his holier-than-thou robes no less. I feel sorry for anyone that ever took religious advice or guidance from this fucking monster. Aiding and abetting criminal acts are reason enough to put this monster behind bars.
This is utter BULL SH!T
I guess this child rape enabler thought he was protecting the Church when he buried allegations of sex abuse by members of his clergy. It turns out he is 0 for 3. He didn’t protect the children. He didn’t protect the Church. He brought eternal shame to himself and the others who placed their cushy jobs above the lives entrusted to his care. Put the bastard in jail. He is an accessory after the fact.