SB 131  Those affected by the Catholic Church's sex-abuse
scandal hold a rally in February. (Los Angeles Times)  Re
"Church lobbies to avert abuse suits," July 16  To the Roman
Catholic leadership opposing SB 131, which would give more time
to sex-abuse victims in California to file civil lawsuits: Stop
shaming us.  The Catholic faithful have watched in horror as the
truth of sexual abuse by clergy and its coverup by Catholic
leadership have come to light. We feel sorrow and shame for the
sins committed by some in the church against our children, the
lambs, and we expect the church to atone.  Edward Dolejsi of the
California Catholic Conference, which opposes SB 131, asks an
apt question: "Are you going to open another window five years
from now? When does it end?"  It ends when all abuse victims
have received justice. No sooner.  Dennis Villacorte   How
tragic that your headline about a group that says it believes in
a just and compassionate God could not say only "Church lobbies
to avert abuse," instead add