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Well, I'm in Ireland...and while, of course there are sex abuse cases outside of the clergy, the high proliferation of such cases in small communities like mine is frankly, quite staggering.

Of course, I live in the Diocese of Ferns in Ireland which was blighted by one of the creepiest of pedophilic, manipulating bastards (pardon my use of language, but I can't think of an alternative for him), Fr. Sean Fortune. (His infamy has been reported across the globe, and a documentary about his victims resulted in the resignation of Bishop Brendan Comiskey earlier this year).

Fr. Fortune's amazing career was reported as far away as Australia. We had a documentary, shown on our national news broadcaster. It is very dismaying and very serious. However, I could cite other sex abuse cases, including insitutional abuse, not drawn to public attention.