[sinkspur]

I hope this doe snot turn into Catholic Bashing. There are just a smany Protestant ministers involved in this too and Jewish leaders too.

You're probably right about this, but our problem, as is always the case, is that the COVER-UP by the bishops has caused the boil to fester. Protestants typically fire the offending minister on the spot.

[Robert Drobot]

Your Post # 18 is possible only for the reason of 'local' control by the congregation. An oversight responsibility the Church hasn't, until now, given parishioners. A limited role by parishioners could be created to expand communication within the Church, and could save the Church millions of dollars in settlement expenses in addition to protecting it from the worst of media innuendo.

[SuziQ]

Protestants typically fire the offending minister on the spot.

But do THEY turn him over to the proper authorities or let him move on to another 'calling'? If is the latter, that is just as bad as trying to move an offending priest from one parish to another in hopes he'll stop what he's doing.

[BlessedBeGod]

You're probably right about this, but our problem, as is always the case, is that the COVER-UP by the bishops has caused the boil to fester. Protestants typically fire the offending minister on the spot.

Our bishops protect each other. They don't want to take another bishop to task, because they may be the next one to be taken to task. They look out for each other, like the AMA or the ABA.

Since only a small percentage of bishops in the U.S. are loyal to the Church (about 13%), they are outnumbered and ineffective in rooting out evil among their ranks.