The abuse is beyond reprehensible but has nothing to do with the mass. The following is also reprehensible:
“Nearly 400 Southern Baptist leaders, from youth pastors to top ministers, have pleaded guilty or been convicted of sex crimes against more than 700 victims since 1998, according to a recent investigation by The Houston Chronicle and The San Antonio Express-News.”
Well, that makes it alright then. There’s a legal precedent.
I’m not a southern Baptist so I’ll leave that up to “southern baptists” to respond to the accusation.
Sexual Abuse In The Catholic Church
Sexual abuse by clergy members has been documented in every state in the United States. The abuse allegations span multiple decades and thousands of victims.
In 2021, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) reported 4,228 child sexual abuse allegations. These allegations were filed by 3,924 abuse survivors from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. The incidents involved more than 2,700 individual clergy members from across the country.
The report found that only 22 of the allegations involve current cases. However, survivors with older cases are still seeking legal justice and accountability from responsible dioceses.
Additionally, many high-ranking Church officials have orchestrated cover-ups. Instead of safeguarding children, many dioceses and church officials concealed the abuse and protected the abusers.
https://www.abuselawsuit.com/church-sex-abuse/
Excellent Documentary regarding the cover-up within the Catholic organization “Spotlight”
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1895587/
Abuse Tracker
Daily guide to media coverage of clergy abuse worldwide, and especially in the US Roman Catholic church. More than 100,000 articles blogged since 2006.
https://www.bishop-accountability.org/