Today two important AP News stories broke: - Recordings show how the Mormon church protects itself from child $ex @bu$e claims: https://apnews.com/article/mormon-church-investigation-child-sex-abuse-9c301f750725c0f06344f948690caf16 - Takeaways from The AP’s investigation into the Mormon church’s handling of $ex @bu$e cases: https://apnews.com/article/mormon-church-investigation-child-sex-abuse-4db829616a5c5cfa351a2e95d778ae9e And the Deseret News issued a response: https://www.deseret.com/2023/12/3/23986797/idaho-abuse-case-latter-day-saints-church-responds-to-ap-story Chapters 00:07:10 Introducing the article 00:10:14 Reading the article 00:13:15 The Church is playing word games in saying that it protects victims 00:16:15 “After a quick prayer” 00:20:02 First Audio Clip 00:24:40 This pits them against their legal representation 00:27:18 Article continued 00:33:30 Rules of the priest/penitent privilege vs reporting issues *00:38:55 Second Audio Clip 00:44:00 Is $300,000 the right amount? Is the church admitting guilt? 00:49:00 There was no indication that the bishop was acting as a bishop 00:52:17 the church does not tolerate abuse 00:53:34 Public request to Eric Alberdi 00:56:15 The story of the abuse 01:00:42 The helpline destroys notes at the end of the day 01:06:03 The weak spot in this system, non-lawyer manning the phones 01:08:00 The confession, invoking Satan 01:12:45 Goodrich was arrested “I’m not ashamed of anything!” 01:18:44 Another victim stepped forward 01:21:20 Charges were dropped against Goodrich 01:36:10 Finishing the article 01:39:09 Agreeing to destroy the recordings within ten days 01:41:14 He urged them to accept the funds the church was offering 01:51:00 Article 2 - Clergy Penitent Privilege 01:59:54 NDAs or confidentiality agreements 02:09:19 Repentance process 02:21:33 Final words ___________________ At Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals. Our overall mission is to: 1. Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology 2. Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis 3. Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions 🤝Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?default_interval=m Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/mormonstories Paypal: https://paypal.me/mormonstories Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx6OgmoqJbOVRq-Lv1P7SzA/join Our Platforms: 🌐Mormon Stories Blog: https://www.mormonstories.org/episodes 🎙️Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories ✳️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sDzk7dRjODTSEqzZKZJzk?si=148b0efc1ccc4404&nd=1 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772 🖼️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormstories 📱TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonstoriespodcast 🎮Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF Contact us: 📧 MormonStories@gmail.com 📬PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117 #MormonStories #Mormon #lds