Protestant clergy, teachers, scout leaders, etc, etc far outnumber Catholic clergy in the number, period.
It's not an accurate portrayal of the problem.
The better comparison would be to compare percentages.
However, that still is not the issue because the priests have taken a vow of celibacy and have broken it in the worst way possible. The Catholic church takes the high moral ground and has betrayed that confidence in the worst way imaginable.
There is no excuse for the way the Catholic church has delat with the problem.
THAT is the issue.
that is the truth and they have attempted, over the years, to deal with righting their wrongs.....the Catholics have paid our MILLIONS AND MILLIONS AND MILLIONS of dollars to percieved victims of sometimes real, sometimes fictional victims.....other groups have paid virtually nothing.
your comment on percentages still holds true, and while it may vary in some instances, the numbers are so overwhelming that one must be careful not to draw the wrong conclusions.
half the teachers in the state is still a lot worse than half the priests in the state.......
There are about 3.5 million school teachers in the US alone...Worldwide that would be scores of millions...That doesn't include scout leaders, etc...
There are like 39,600 Catholic priests in the US...
They have the intestinal fortitude to compare the numbers of 40,000 priests against 3,500,000 teachers alone and claim their numbers are better???
Are they all that ignorant???