[JeffAtlanta]

You think that justifies making molestation jokes and smearing priests?

The Catholic Church has a huge problem with it's priests. It's not like the situation is resolved. This is really damaging as the "Church" is considered sacred.

Protestant churches have issues as well, but protestants have never asserted that their "Church" has supernatural powers.

These problems with the Catholic Church would lead many to believe that the "Church" and the papal father might be akin the "emperor with no clothes".

[khnyny]

"The Catholic Church has a huge problem with it's priests. It's not like the situation is resolved. This is really damaging as the "Church" is considered sacred.

Protestant churches have issues as well, but protestants have never asserted that their "Church" has supernatural powers.

These problems with the Catholic Church would lead many to believe that the "Church" and the papal father might be akin the "emperor with no clothes"."

Hmm, I'll try to make this concise. It is less than 2% of the total number of Catholic Priests that have been found to be pervs. That doesn't excuse it, but just for statistical purposes, thought you should know. Also know that the media has covered this story ad nauseum and that the media takes every chance it possibly can to obliterate the Catholic Church, mainly because of its conservative views on social issues. The communists also have repeatedly tried to enter its ranks and destroy from within, even going so far as the assassination attempt of John Paul ll. In my estimation, some of the posters have blown the original story into something a little more personal and in so doing have attacked other's beliefs and have specifically made disparaging remarks regarding the Catholic Church.