[Orual]

The predators were still there then, and the Bishops still made the same mistakes back then.

Yes, that's true, but I don't think they can be labeled the "worst" of these pedophiles - there is no comparative bad, worse, worst when we're speaking of child abusers and until the present house-cleaning is accomplished, we probably will hear similar stories about younger priests. It is a terrible crisis and very difficult to deal with especially for Catholic parents with young children and teen-agers. The Church will survive this, of course, it has survived great crises in the past, but it will be with us for a very long time.

[patent]

True, it does depend on who you consider the worst. While I'd consider any who abuse one child the worst, there are gradiations. Someone who is a pederast is not as bad as a pedophile. A pedophile who abuses one child is not as bad as one who abuses a 100. Etc. Kos from Dallas was pretty bad, and he was post V2, I believe. Porter and Goeghan from Boston were also horrible, and they were pre-V2.

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