Kurt Martens , professor, canon law, was quoted in a Tablet story on mercy and serial abusers in the Church. See below.
From: The Tablet Date: Feb. 28, 2017Author: Christopher Lamb
"The Pope has the power to make changes to verdicts but its highly imprudent to do so in abuse cases when the sentence has been handed out," Professor Kurt Martens, a canon lawyer at the Catholic University of America told The Tablet. "You create the impression, as in the Inzoli case, that if you have powerful friends you can get preferential treatment. That sends the wrong signal, especially to victims."
He adds: "One of the roles of the penal system of the Church is to reform the offender, which in the case of Inzoli hasn't happened, but it is also there to implement justice and repair any scandal." ...
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