Archbishop claims He Didn’t Know Sex With Children Was Illegal

What in the name of all things holy?! Jesus said in Matthew 18: 6: "Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea." Not only is it illegal to have sex with minors, but it is immoral. I find it very hard to believe a Archbishop didn't know that. But this St. Louis Archbishop who is facing child molestation charges is making that very claim. NBC News reports:

Attorney Jeff Anderson, who is representing an alleged clergy abuse victim, also released documents Monday indicating Robert Carlson was aware in 1984 of the seriousness of child abuse allegations. He wrote to then-Archbishop John Roach that parents of one of the alleged victims was planning to go to police.

Carlson’s role at the time was to investigate abuse claims. He admitted in his deposition that he never personally went to police, even when a a clergy member admitted to inappropriate behavior.

In a video released by the St. Paul law firm Jeff Anderson & Associates, the Catholic archbishop is asked whether he had known it was a crime for an adult to engage in sex with a child.

“I’m not sure whether I knew it was a crime or not,” Carlson responded. “I understand today it’s a crime.”

When asked when he first realized it was a crime for an adult — including priests — to have sex with a child, Carlson, 69, shook his head.

“I don’t remember,” he testified.

Check out the video for yourself: