[count-your-change]

I'll tell you who I'm NOT. I'm not claiming to be the “vicar of Christ”, I don't claim “immediate and ordinary” authority to deal to deal with immoral shepherds, (priests who are pederasts are going to be removed, what about homosexual priests?), I haven't had to pay out $2 billion to victims of abuse by my “brethren” and now be “ashamed” of the failure to follow Biblical principles in dealing with these false shepherds.
And I DO understand Jesus’ word about a tree producing rotten fruit. That's moral clarity.
The observation I made might be shared by the victims of the abuse that occurred. So who are you?

[terycarl]

what a silly ass reply....you are nothing, the Pope is the spiritual leader of ALL christians, whether you like it or not......are you baptized....if so, you are a Catholic....welcome home!!!

[kellynla]

Your misinformation of the Catholic Church and Catholicism is laughable.

I suggest you keep your opinions of the Catholic Church, Catholicism, Catholics and the pope to yourself and let people think you a fool than post them and remove all doubt.

[NYer]

The problem of sexual abuse is not limited to the Catholic Church. What I have realized over the past few years is that most people, inclusing Catholics, believe this is limited to the Catholic Church. According to the Insurance Journal

The three companies that insure the majority of Protestant churches in America say they typically receive upward of 260 reports each year of young people under 18 being sexually abused by clergy, church staff, volunteers or congregation members.

Protestant numbers have been harder to come by and are sketchier because the denominations are less centralized than the Catholic church; indeed, many congregations are independent, which makes reporting even more difficult.
Report: Protestant Church Insurers Handle 260 Sex Abuse Cases a Year

Why isn't the media all over this? And what about abuse in the Public Schools?

According to a draft report commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education, in compliance with the 2002 "No Child Left Behind" act signed into law by President Bush, between 6 percent and 10 percent of public school children across the country have been sexually abused or harassed by school employees and teachers.

Charol Shakeshaft, the Hofstra University scholar who prepared the report, said the number of abuse cases—which range from unwanted sexual comments to rape—could be much higher.
Sex Abuse by Teachers Said Worse Than Catholic Church

Where's the public outrage?!!! Oh ... that's right ... they media is focused on the Catholic Church. They are the villains! They are the evil ones! (/sarcasm)

As Catholics, we are used to persecution. It began when a Jew stoned a man named Stephen to death 2000 years ago. The one certainty we do have is that the Church will survive and endure until the end of time. We have our Lord's promise!

Here's another resource:

Sexual Abuse of Children by Protestant Ministers

Jesus Christ reminded us to remove the beam from our own eyes before attempting to remove the splinter from our neighbor's.

[steve8714]

You’re evidently a very angry person. What has been done to you? How can we help?

[big'ol_freeper]

[steve8714]

Benedict does not “claim” to be the vicar of Christ. He was elected, in the traditional way. It’s an office that CAN trace its roots back to the apostles, and has survived heresy and schism. It appeals to the most moral and traditional Christians, those devout in Asia, Latin America and Africa, where the price of devotion can still be death.
Omniscience however is not a perk of the office, nor is perfection.
Even as God works with and through nature, the Pope has to use canon law and the bureaucracy.