The Common Good
September-October 2002

Passing the Buck

by Mike Tubridy Jr. | September-October 2002

REGARDING "SINS
of the Fathers": An interesting article, ...

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REGARDING "SINS of the Fathers": An interesting article, but I take issue with one point. You ask what would happen to a school principal if they engaged in conduct similar to the bishops' in abetting a crime. Sadly, in all too many cases, nothing. The phenomenon is called "passing the trash."

Mike Tubridy Jr.
Englewood, New Jersey

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