Isn’t it obvious? God was NOT front and center in the lives of these men. Some people will blame God, but that blame is misplaced. Mankind blew its chance for a world free from sin, in the Garden. There is evil in the world, and will be until that point in time that God says, “Times up. If you’re not on the boat by now, I’m sorry, but you’re lost forever”. Jesus is our Ark. Even those who have taken refuge in that Ark, commit sins; we are but flesh. But those in positions of authority, are held to a far higher standard, and what they have done, while it can be forgiven, must be revealed and dealt with in THIS life with not only man’s law, but the Church’s law. And what is to be done, if the Church will not follow its own laws?
God was front and center. They lived and prayed every day in their churches. They may have even prayed to be free of their sins or sinful nature. The children may have prayed for God to protect them everyday. Using your thought process, why then do so many people want the return of God to the classrooms or the 10 Commandments to our government buildings? Apparently being surrounded these and other reminders as well as prayer has little effect.