"All within the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state.
-Benito Mussolini
Looks like that's where we're headed, with some "Christians" cheering the State every step of the way.
We don't let Mormons or Muslims practice polygamy in the US, even though it's very much accepted in their belief system; we don't let whack-jobs ritually kill animals or take drugs in the name of their "religion."
Refusing to give priests carte blanche to protect child molesters isn't creeping fascism or socialism. It's the rule of law and -- surprise, surprise -- it ALWAYS has been.