The Boston Archdiocese is now claiming it is bankrupt.

Are they refering to moral bankruptcy? The Boston Globe reported Sunday the archdiocese is preparing to file for bankruptcy rather than face a legal battle that could drag on for years, and cost more than $100 million.

I think there is a bigger issue at stake here - moral bankruptcy. Here were a group of religous leaders taking advantage of the very foundation of America’s hope - our children.

Every report that comes out turns my stomach even more. Priest after priest in this one area reported to have sexually abused children. And time and time again Cardinal Bernard F. Law protected them.

Then, with seemingly overwhelming evidence, the Church continued to deny and pass blame. The congregants of this diocese should take them for every penny they can. If the suffering of children will not thwart them, then put them out of business.

This should be a criminal matter. No one is above the law, not a man on the street, not a Priest on the alter. It should be investigated by state and local authorities. There should be no Church Review Board. There should be a man with a FBI badge who says, I’m not letting these kids get hurt anymore, and if you are guilty you are going to jail.

If we can agree on something, it should be that our kids should be allowed to be kids and crimes against children should be punished swiftly and harshly.