... and the other shoe drops: 1090 dead on the floor.

Reports Zenit:

DENVER, Colorado, May 10, 2006 (Zenit.org).- A Colorado bill that would have lifted the statute of limitations on lawsuits in cases of sexual abuse was left to die, a move praised by the state's Catholic Conference.

House Bill 1090 would have given sex-abuse victims unlimited time to file lawsuits against public and private institutions that have been found to cover up sexual abuse. Under current state law, people who say they have been sexually abused have until age 24 to file a lawsuit.

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The measure and similar legislative movements had been criticized by Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver. He argued that it is questionable if singling out the Church and other private institutions for "retroactive liability" really serves justice.

The state Senate chose not to take up the House bill, and let it die Monday, the final day of the session. More...