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Clergy sexual perversions have done incredible damage to the church.

Perverts have done damage everywhere. The worm their way into any profession that provides an endless supply of victims; preaching, teaching, coaching, driving a bus and babysitting.

The only reason the Catholic church had more than it's fair share, compared to other religions, is because of its size.

US Religion Statistics, 2004*:

Denomination name	Members (thousands)
The Roman Catholic Church	66,407
Southern Baptist Convention	16,248
United Methodist Church, The	8,251
Church of God in Christ, The	5,500
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	5,411
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	5,038
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc	5,000
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc	3,500
Presbyterian Church (USA)	3,407
Assemblies of God	2,687
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), The	2,513
African Methodist Episcopal Church	2,500
National Missionary Baptist Convention of America	2,500
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc	2,500
Episcopal Church	2,334
Churches of Christ	1,500
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	1,500
Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Inc	1,500
American Baptist Churches in the USA	1,484
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	1,431
United Church of Christ	1,331
Baptist Bible Fellowship International	1,200
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	1,072
Jehovah's Witnesses	1,022
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	945
Seventh-day Adventist Church	919
Orthodox Church in America, The	900
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	850
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada	786

NOTE: Includes the self-reported membership of religious bodies with 650,000 or more as reported to the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. Groups may be excluded if they do not supply information. The data are not standardized so comparisons between groups are difficult. The definition of “church member” is determined by the religious body.

Clergy sexual perversions have done incredible damage to the church.

In some respects it will take a generation to remedy. The church, especially in America, has taken a hard hit, and I am not sure if the US clergy is capable of fixing the problem. There is a very liberal wing in the US clergy who sees no problem whatsoever.