tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post5420916799128439565..comments2023-10-22T09:32:13.417-04:00Comments on Big Trial | Philadelphia Trial Blog: D.A. Waves White Flag On Father AndyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04116104602505815614noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-50095647788702402182015-04-12T14:34:24.813-04:002015-04-12T14:34:24.813-04:00So true Jae and a leopard can t change its spots....So true Jae and a leopard can t change its spots. There worthless Jae they.ve got nothing but hate and it will bite them some day thats a given.JBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-15351244723767684472015-04-12T14:00:15.700-04:002015-04-12T14:00:15.700-04:00I will respect that. But sometimes you have to put...I will respect that. But sometimes you have to put your money where your mouth is and stand-up for what you believe. You showed a poor example to the pro McCormick group. Be honest Ralph your only in it for the money ?<br /><br />You could really care less about McCormick, Engelhardt, Shero, Avery, Williams, and Billy Doe ? You cannot say you have any trouble sleeping at night except for that during the middle of the night pee call.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-25084262040430362052015-04-12T12:42:08.568-04:002015-04-12T12:42:08.568-04:00Don't usually sign petitions. Have always been...Don't usually sign petitions. Have always been a registered independent. So people like you have less ammo.bigtrial.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188557653424544411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-34808410450766193782015-04-12T10:13:15.874-04:002015-04-12T10:13:15.874-04:00Wow, Anon@12:12, and that never happened before- s...Wow, Anon@12:12, and that never happened before- super 'revelation' there. <br /><br />How do you think that 'reformed church' (obviously one that is particularly hostile to Catholics-heh?) to which you belong, began?<br /><br />The SPs certainly achieved their goals when they set out the collapse of freedom in the US by first infiltrating our educational system to promote their loser leftist incredibly dumb-downed ideology, for which America has been so richly awarded the past two generations (snark)- yes?<br /><br />Aside from your palpable hatred of all things Catholic, what does your link have to do with the abuse of minors? Jaenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-21172467433829506432015-04-12T10:03:56.537-04:002015-04-12T10:03:56.537-04:00"This is not only a catholic problem, this pr..."This is not only a catholic problem, this problem now belongs to everyone since the catholic church CANNOT be trusted to police their own house."<br /><br />To make this statement factual, lets try this ".....this problem belongs to everyone since the public schools, synagogues, mosques, protestant denominations and all other sectors of life that intersect with children CANNOT be trusted to police their own house".<br /><br />And, we'll believe that the anti-Catholic bigots really mean what they say when they say they only have the best interest of children 'at heart' when we see the same resources being spent to 'police' these other facilities and organizations as are spent on persecuting Catholics. <br /><br />Until then, you are nothing more than lying bigots..Jaenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-66586201429376631922015-04-12T09:44:07.954-04:002015-04-12T09:44:07.954-04:00Appears as though Anon @6:12 and Anon @2:49 are th...Appears as though Anon @6:12 and Anon @2:49 are the same Anon- once again, we have the insanity (and dishonesty) of commenters responding to their own poorly (similarly) grammatically constructed and presented versions of 'facts'.<br /><br />The problem with he prosecution (and persecution) of Catholic priests is, unlike in any other segment of US jurisprudence, it has nothing to do with facts or evidence to establish facts; its all about persecuting traditional, faithful Catholics and their priests for their unpopular conservative ideology, which is in direct conflict with secular-progressive ideology.<br /><br />Now, those are facts, in case you were wondering what they actually look like. Jaenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-6461751440869924882015-04-11T23:23:46.869-04:002015-04-11T23:23:46.869-04:00How come we did not see your name on the petition ...How come we did not see your name on the petition for McCormick ? Have some doubts ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-47888336198263142842015-04-11T20:47:22.986-04:002015-04-11T20:47:22.986-04:00The diocese does not reimburse priests for legal f...The diocese does not reimburse priests for legal fees; they are left to hang in the wind. When they are placed on leave, the diocese never concerned itself where any of them were to live and many had less than 8 hours to pack and find a place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-91033869803565959992015-04-11T20:16:04.210-04:002015-04-11T20:16:04.210-04:00Mercy mercy me. I think it's far more likely t...Mercy mercy me. I think it's far more likely that the family wasn't up to a retrial and/or the DA figured they couldn't win it.<br /><br />There's nothing merciful about putting innocent men in jail, which this DA has already done.bigtrial.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188557653424544411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-91520127968302822022015-04-11T18:26:37.600-04:002015-04-11T18:26:37.600-04:00 To convict in the criminal court, the case agains... To convict in the criminal court, the case against the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.<br /><br />In a civil case the burden of proof only needs to be preponderance of the evidence. I would say if the victim does file he has a better chance of 80% of winning.<br /><br />The attorney in the case will most likely name the archdiocese of Philadelphia as a defendant along with McCormick. In cases like this you want to sue everyone and anyone and most important who has the deeper pockets, and since we know McCormick does not have two plug nickels to rub together. Well, you know the rest.<br /><br />Rigorous wrong. It would be a cake walk compared to the criminal trial.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-51243950539274297162015-04-11T17:19:23.080-04:002015-04-11T17:19:23.080-04:00Civil trial will be just as rigorous as criminal t...Civil trial will be just as rigorous as criminal trial. Not sure victim wants to through that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-13500520265811307232015-04-11T14:49:27.332-04:002015-04-11T14:49:27.332-04:00Sounds like the majority of the people who post a ...Sounds like the majority of the people who post a comment to this blog. See that Rev. Jae and JB. Anonymous @ 6:12 is talking about you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-52025818651205041552015-04-11T14:44:07.379-04:002015-04-11T14:44:07.379-04:00I know catholics are not the brightest crayon in t...I know catholics are not the brightest crayon in the box, but to see an excuse while people won't even sign a petition. I could even get 235 signatures from catholics saying I am the most devout and holy catholic on the face of this earth. LOL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-83900183028028070952015-04-11T12:12:51.347-04:002015-04-11T12:12:51.347-04:00http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/30/us-vatic...http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/30/us-vatican-traditionalists-brazil-idUSKBN0MQ23H20150330<br /><br />Its True. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-89580699706631501722015-04-11T11:56:21.908-04:002015-04-11T11:56:21.908-04:00Once again we see JB taking his meds. How fluent h...Once again we see JB taking his meds. How fluent his comments can be to were they make some sort of sense. He however still fails to see the big picture. The way society perceives the catholic church and its parishioners. I see an organization who put the safety of children at the bottom of the list while putting abusive clergy at the top by lying, hiding and protecting its abusive clergy.<br /><br />I am a firm believer you do not automatically receive respect or trust, you must earn it. This is not something that will go away a year from now or twenty years from now, because as much as catholics would like to put the torture of what happened behind them, there will be people like me or others who feel if what happened is ever forgotten history will have a tendency to repeat itself. <br /><br />I don't have the answers. I have read different ideas from removing clergy from the daily operation of the church to putting body cams on every priest. I don't know if this is true but I also heard of two excommunicated bishops breaking away and starting a totally separate catholic church.<br /><br />I do know one thing though. This is not only a catholic problem, this problem now belongs to everyone since the catholic church CANNOT be trusted to police their own house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-11738593555815092962015-04-11T09:31:03.289-04:002015-04-11T09:31:03.289-04:00U have the hated version how u wanna comprehend it...U have the hated version how u wanna comprehend it. U have the Catholic version how u wanna comprehend it .Then theres Seth Williams version of the cases he presented to the courts for prosecution based on wittness testimony which at times seemed questionable. Father Andy won.t be tried again and only him and the victim will really know for sure what happened. The others were found guilty by there peers and yes some of the wittness testimony and prosecution tactics questionable. But the higher courts seen no reason to change verdict. Therefore these priest will do there time. Them and the victims will meet the maker some day and if u believe which i do will be Judged by him.<br />We as a Society need to find a better <br /> way of getting facts. The church and the Law need to work together getting the proper information so that people like us don.t question every damn thing we don.t agree with present it so theres no gray area. This will only happen if the facts and the cases are investigated throughly. Also the other problem these cases happened so long ago that it makes trying these cases with lack of evidence harder therefore leading to mistrials and opening the door for a civil suit. Till these loopholes are addressed people like us will agree to disagree with how cases are tryed. Then theres the other problem for us if u hate and can.t see the forrest through the trees theres no fixing that no matter what religion u are. And for the one hater hear i dont need meds. LolJBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-82796703636904848122015-04-11T06:52:01.747-04:002015-04-11T06:52:01.747-04:00All along I have been saying that this particular ...All along I have been saying that this particular case was never about protecting children but rather about Williams winning at any cost. I am glad to have Ralph confirm my beLief. The DA showed that they are not interested in the truth. As far as the above commentator who suggested that the title of the article could be "DA shows Mercy" shows that he or she is unaware how ruthless Williams is. He cut his losses at this point. There is no mercy in the man...and even worse. .. no respect for the truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-12979415370272182722015-04-11T06:12:33.767-04:002015-04-11T06:12:33.767-04:00Not having all the facts means impaired judgement....Not having all the facts means impaired judgement. Which is probably why so many Catholics online don't really know what they are talking about. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-18554369909344126622015-04-10T23:28:13.247-04:002015-04-10T23:28:13.247-04:00Where's Seth's neck?Where's Seth's neck?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-30757521114958733382015-04-10T22:32:33.077-04:002015-04-10T22:32:33.077-04:00Underneath Seth Williams photograph Ralph states &...Underneath Seth Williams photograph Ralph states "D.A. Gives up" I wonder what he would have said if Seth Williams filed for a retrial ?<br /><br />Instead of "D.A. Gives up" it should read D.A. shows mercy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-18527539490370116882015-04-10T20:18:12.327-04:002015-04-10T20:18:12.327-04:00@anonymous 7:35.
IMHO, this kid fabricated the a...@anonymous 7:35.<br /><br /> IMHO, this kid fabricated the assault to explain away why he was pulling out his hair and hanging nooses in closets. He was most probably conflicted over the gradual realization that he was gay and dreaded his family's anticipated reaction. So why not blame a Catholic priest for this inner turmoil?? <br /><br />The business of watching the priest unbutton all 33 of the cassock's buttons stands out in my mind as one outrageous lie. Anyone who has worn a cassock will tell you that no one ever unbuttons all the buttons - just about 10 at the top. Apparently this made an impression on this jury as their first request was to inspect the cassock. <br /><br />And in the very unlikely event of a civil trial, the kid's repeated testimonies (in both criminal trials) will most certainly come back to haunt him.<br /><br />It will be interesting hearing what the attorneys have to say as well as any members of the jury who have the moxie to come forward.<br /><br />The only 'gift' that the DA gave anyone was to the taxpayers in Philadelphia who were spared the expense of another pointless trial in the DA's unholy quest for higher office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-10885432843423731572015-04-10T20:07:05.840-04:002015-04-10T20:07:05.840-04:00To Anonymous 7:35 pm....lets be clear on one thing...To Anonymous 7:35 pm....lets be clear on one thing, the petition reached the level that it did because it was not in writing form and there are elderly parishioners and younger people alike that would sign a paper petition in a heartbeat versus an online petition. The world is so twisted that people are sometimes afraid to put personal information on a computer because hackera can get to it. I can tell you this as one of those who is weary of personal information online! I can also tell you as a person who already has 213. Names on a paper petition in the event that they would have forced a retrial. Lets be clear that 213 names were from 1 parish at 1 saturday mass, not the 3 other parishes at All the masses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-56405987058771689932015-04-10T19:47:20.193-04:002015-04-10T19:47:20.193-04:00You must be a young child. There was this guy name...You must be a young child. There was this guy named O.J. Simpson who was found not guilty of murder in a court of law. However, the family of a man he was accused of killing filed a civil suit and won $ 40,000,000.<br /><br />Have your parents tell you the story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-77730221317015792402015-04-10T19:35:13.200-04:002015-04-10T19:35:13.200-04:00Although I do not agree with the decision by the D...Although I do not agree with the decision by the District Attorney not to seek a retrial of Mr. Andrew McCormick I do respect it. You will not hear from me excuses of why McCormick has not been found guilty as we heard from those of the pro-pedophile group who came up with all different kinds of reasons why other priests have been found guilty from corrupt jurors to corrupt judges.<br /><br />I do believe Mr. McCormick will never enter a catholic church again with the title of priest. The archdiocese will most likely phase him away to a facility like those in Childs, Maryland and the friends of Andrew McCormick will be counting their lucky stars the District Attorneys office is truly giving him a gift of not worrying about a retrial since the petition they started could not even meet a quarter of the 1000 signatures they requested.<br /><br />If a civil suit is filed will be up to the victim. Is there enough evidence to do so ? Yes. Being told not to allow children in his room, testimony of a mother who told McCormick to stay away from her child and he did not, and let us not forget supplying children with alcohol while in Poland. <br /><br />So maybe McCormick legal problems are truly not over. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-37179492690541182422015-04-10T19:28:45.708-04:002015-04-10T19:28:45.708-04:00Remember. There is no "victim," only an ...Remember. There is no "victim," only an "accuser."<br /><br />Ralph reported that the accuser testified that he was well off financially and was not seeking to sue.<br /><br />But I would never be surprised if he had a "change of mind."TheMediaReport.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07605908176445177281noreply@blogger.com