On reading the story about then Archbishop William Levada's thoughtless legal defense reminded me of Sidney Finkelstein's book Why Smart Executives Fail: And What You Can Learn from Their Mistakes.
There has to be an explanation for why the diocese of Portland would offer an explanation that blames the victim - who was only suing for additional child support. It was her fault, the lawyer said. the LA Times quotes the lawyer as saying The child's mother had engaged "in unprotected intercourse … when [she] should have known that could result in pregnancy," the church maintained in its answer to the lawsuit.
For a very short summary of Finkelstein see my March 2004 posting on Why Smart Executives (and Bishops) Fail
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