Far to many threads FRiend to to contrary...
Priests, Abuse, and the Meltdown of a Culture. The lessons of an important new study.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2722053/posts?
Shock after Dutch priest endorses pedophilia
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2723525/posts?page=29#29
I have no problem calling a pedophile a pedophile, regardless of whether they wear a collar or not. Was there an institutional problem? Of course, and to deny as much would be every bit as dishonest as saying every member of that institution defended the cover-up(s).
It would be no different than saying that Mike Nifong abused his authority and the enforcement of rape statutes, therefore all prosecutors and laws against rape are evil. You paint with a broad brush. Evil should be called out for what it is, and when it's manifested itself in revered institutions, be they the Church, the military, a university football program, etc. it needs to be purged. It does not mean that every member of those respective institutions is guilty or complicit in that evil; in fact, it is frequently the members of the institution who have the highest stakes in putting things aright.