Your church sets itself up for this criticism, because in this case it acted first to protect itself. As I understand it there are some limitations created by your church's confessional system in reporting these crimes. However, moving priests around who were doing these things and not encouraging victims to report crimes immediately is very damning.
The Catholic Church should not be criticized any more than any other church, or any other organization, because pedophiles have slipped in.
I agree. It's what you do when you know there is a problem that a church, school, Boy Scout Troop, etc. should be judged by.
I do believe that ANY church should be setting the example in dealing with them, so in that respect the Catholic Church, and any other Church, should be more accountable than any other organization for not dealing with it in light of Biblical teaching on immorality.
Why do RC's seem so inclined to defend rather than force all the bums involved out?
My church?