Re: Associated Press: NFL’s Saints fight to shield emails in Catholic abuse crisis
 

Did you read any of the articles? The whole thing is about the church releasing the list of all implicated priests and they asked civic leaders, including the Saints, about how to approach the release. The church didn't USE the Saints PR department or legal team. There was nothing being hidden. The Saints suggested the church be "open and transparent" about everything. The church did exactly that and released the full list.

The AP headline says the Saints are "shielding their emails". The Saints handed over all 276 requested emails to the plaintiff's lawyers. Are y'all not getting that? The whole point of the article is that the AP itself wants access to the emails. All concerned parties already have access. The AP does not have a right to private correspondence unless the court accepts it as pertinent evidence and at that point it would become public record.

Once again, the Saints are not "shielding" or "hiding" anything.

Be informed. This isn't directed solely at you, Beast, but to those that really do not understand what the AP is attempting.

Re: Associated Press: NFL’s Saints fight to shield emails in Catholic abuse crisis
 

The Saints PR and legal people were reportedly not "used" in this. They were asked for their advice, along with other civic leaders, in the release of the list of priests and they simply suggested being "open and transparent".

Re: Associated Press: NFL’s Saints fight to shield emails in Catholic abuse crisis
 

good point, S.

I still doubt any true crime on the Organization's part, but your solution would have prevented this from making any print in the first place.

Re: Associated Press: NFL’s Saints fight to shield emails in Catholic abuse crisis
 

Be honest. Pretty simple advice.

Re: Associated Press: NFL’s Saints fight to shield emails in Catholic abuse crisis
 

Yup.

Re: Associated Press: NFL’s Saints fight to shield emails in Catholic abuse crisis
 

I hate to say who's going to come back into the orbit here if Gayle had a lot to do with this. Let's just hope the team stays in NO.

Re: Associated Press: NFL’s Saints fight to shield emails in Catholic abuse crisis
 

Had a lot to do with what? What is "this"?

Re: Associated Press: NFL’s Saints fight to shield emails in Catholic abuse crisis
 

You lost me at “The church has been completely cooperative “

If anyone asks you “hey I need advice on how to deal with this child diddling thing” you say no.
There is no circumstance where the answer is anything but no.

Re: Associated Press: NFL’s Saints fight to shield emails in Catholic abuse crisis
 

I am not an idealist so there are some very shocking comments in here to say the least. This is a prosecutorial smear campaign and perpetuating it here in these forums only assists in the defamation of an entity that had no hand in the violation of a child.

Cover up = hiding evidence from authorities.
Advice on public affairs has zero to do with any cover up and zero to do with what happened.

The media has really misrepresented this:
- "hundreds of emails that allegedly show team executives doing public relations damage control for the area’s Roman Catholic archdiocese" Advising and performing the damage control are not the same thing, if the Saints were actively performing this accusation we would see it publicly.

- Attorneys for about two dozen men suing the church say in court filings that the 276 documents they obtained through discovery show that the NFL team, whose owner is devoutly Catholic, aided the Archdiocese of New Orleans in its “pattern and practice of concealing its crimes.” Aiding in covering up a crime and aiding in public relations are no where in the same space and I would counter sue for defamation. Limiting public exposure and fallout is not a crime


Here is the bottom line.. ALL 276 documents are in discovery and available to both the prosecution and defense. Absolutely nothing has been withheld from the DA going after the church. Wanting to publicly release the documents is nothing more than a smear campaign against the New Orleans Saints because someone is angry with the Church. Rightfully angry with the Catholic Church but not righteous in taking it out on a football team.

The public has zero right to evidence considered "False Light". If the Saints Organization committed no crime, they are afforded all privacy laws.

I absolutely can not speak to what it feels like to be a parent of a child that has been violated. I can say this however, I do know what it is like to be a friend to many kids that were violated by a priest and my mother had the good sense to not send her son to a Catholic priests private camp on the weekend. The Church is very complicit in enabling this to continue and they do shuffle offending priests around the nation. The church knew what Gilbert Gauthier was doing for seven years and did nothing but damage control until one parent demanded action and Nathan Stansbury prosecuted. Its not just the church however, a community wanted this to be handled quietly.

If you expect the devoutly religious to turn its back on their church in a time of need you are naive. No matter what has transpired they will rationalize that one bad person doesn't make the whole church bad.

I don't do organized religion or political parties they are the same...

Re: Associated Press: NFL’s Saints fight to shield emails in Catholic abuse crisis
 

Amen brother. Preach on! :praise: