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I’m still too pissed off to comment straight on the Storheim affair (rather, on the OCA‘s outrageous and smarmy coverup of it all). It’s clear that Syosset doesn’t give a fig for the victims… Stroheim’s lawyer did his best to portray them as unbelievable mental wrecks (and succeeded in regards to one of them). What’s needed? Let’s keep it simple. What would’ve gone a long way to put things right would’ve been:
“The Orthodox Church in America apologises for the actions of one of its clergymen. We’re sorry for having dragged it out so long. We’re willing to discuss with the victims’ counsel an appropriate compensation for what they suffered at our hands. We’re guilty and we take full responsibility for what we did”.
That’s not going to happen (“We admit no wrongdoing…”). I’m glad that I’m nowhere near Lyonyo, Jillions, any other First Family leading light, or Storheim’s lawyer. My fingers itch too much for the nagaika, now… that’s why I’ll not say anything more about these esteemed gentlemen and their oh-so-lawyerly statements. To the victims of Storheim, I’ll say:
I’m with you guys. I’ve got your back; I’ll let no one criticise you in my presence. I bow before you and ask your forgiveness for it all. When the OCA did this to you, we all did it to you, for they did it in our name. It was wrong, and that’s that.
As I said yesterday, this is too much of a muchness…
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