NFL’s Saints fight to shield emails in Catholic abuse crisis

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Attorneys for about two dozen men suing the Roman Catholic church say the Saints’ top spokesman and other personnel advised the archdiocese on “messaging” and how to contain the damage from a burgeoning sexual abuse crisis.

FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2016, file photo, a New Orleans Saints helmet rests on the playing field before an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo. The Saints are going to court to keep the public from seeing hundreds of emails that allegedly show team executives doing public relations damage control for the area's Roman Catholic archdiocese to help it contain the fallout from a burgeoning sexual abuse crisis.

“Obviously, the Saints should not be in the business of assisting the Archdiocese, and the Saints’ public relations team is not in the business of managing the public relations of criminals engaged in pedophilia,” the attorneys wrote in a court filing. “The Saints realize that if the documents at issue are made public, this professional sports organization also will be smearing itself.”

The team added that it has “no interest in concealing information from the press or public” and that it “merely requested the court to apply the normal rules of civil discovery.” However, attorneys for the Saints argued in court papers this month that the 2018-19 emails were intended to be private and should not be “fodder for the public.”The National Football League, which was advised of the matter by plaintiffs’ attorneys because the Saints’ emails used the team’s nfl.

Gayle Benson has given millions of dollars to Catholic institutions in the New Orleans area, and the archbishop is a regular guest of hers at games and charitable events for the church. Attorneys for the Saints acknowledged in a court filing that the team assisted the archdiocese in its publishing of the list but said that was an act of disclosure — “the opposite of concealment.”

 

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Saints Somebody has to be a voice for priests who haven't abused anybody and for the possibility that people make false charges. There's such a thing as damage control to prevent chaos and anarchy. That said, those found guilty of abuse should be punished accordingly.

Saints See exactly how many christianity sympathizers say anything about this issue. They wont because they know if they do, good ol' Simon, wont allow them hypocrite Fuckfaces passed his golden gates. 🙄

Saints American football, whatchagonnado? A small field causes issues.

Saints Good job papi Jorge, you embarrassing human. Messiah like clergymen.

Saints & the saints are lying about it & the NFL NFLprguy & nflcommish are just quietly hoping it goes away....

Saints Ummmmmm why would they do this? Saints do you hate children? This is insane

Saints RICO the Catholic Church. They’ve made it more than clear they are a criminal organization. Also, I don’t think I can ever root for the Saints again.

Saints The great shame of the Catholic Church

Saints Lock ‘em up!

Saints Penn State fans too?

Saints white people need to be blamed for this they created that sick christianity cult

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