[WackyKat]

Criticize all you want. There is a time and place for such. Is it appropriate for some bone-in-the-nose rasta to upbraid Church officials on an occasion like this? I think not.

Parents complained in private for decades that their sons were being raped. What did that get them?

Their complaints were either ignored, denied or covered up by the hierarchy, and the rapists were protected and coddled.

Given their past behavior , the hierarchy has waived its right to be approached with diplomatic subserviance on the issue

[sinkspur]

Given their past behavior , the hierarchy has waived its right to be approached with diplomatic subserviance on the issue

To be upbraided by a voodoo practitioner?

I disagree, obviously. "In your face" blows up in the face of the blower, not the blowee.

Practice diplomacy, or be ignored. You think anybody's going to pay attention to this foolish woman?

[rogator]

The Catholics do not have a monopoly in the arena of child molestation. Although minimal attention by the press is given to other faiths, a quick visit to reformatiom.com will reveal names of hundreds or thousands of ministers from many protestant denominations who have been involved in this behavior.