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That article was recent, August 2 of this year about the three that are fighting extradiction to Maricopa and all the lawyer representing the Catholic Church can say is is that it is heartbreaking? I mean come on.

Why would the Vatican take accused priests at their word that they'd return to the US for prosecution?

And too, I'm not just saying that it is only Catholics do these things, they aren't. Alas, I'm off topic and maybe I'm just a little too sensitive about the whole issue. You know where I work.

But you don't read articles from other organized religions that protect those that are being accused from being brought before the court on charges. That does make the Catholic Church complicit.

Why would the Vatican take accused priests at their word that they'd return to the US for prosecution?

According to the article you sited, the Vatican had nothing to do with it. They weren't taking his word. It was turned over to the Italian court, and they ruled that he was to be extradited to face charges.

He was under house arrest at the Rome headquarters of his order. He got away. The Swiss Guards of the Vatican were not guarding him.

Please read what you sited.

But you don't read articles from other organized religions that protect those that are being accused from being brought before the court on charges. That does make the Catholic Church complicit.

Um...I'm sorry, but that's not the truth and you know it. The reason you know it is because about a month ago I gave you a website where there are other organized religions who do the same. Let me give it to you again:

Reports of ministers sexually abusing children

Let me give you just two examples from that website:

NEWARK, N.J. A convicted sex offender who was named pastor of a city church several weeks ago has been removed from the post. Shiloh Baptist Church leaders had hired the Rev. Chavalis T. Williams in mid-March, even though they knew he had pleaded guilty in Florida to charges of child abuse and using children in a sexual performance. (Newsday, May 7, 2003)

First Baptist is a congregation that reveres its pastor. And so a dozen church elders decided unanimously that pastor Rev. Lawrence French, who says he is innocent, should remain as pastor. Convinced that the 72-year-old pastor could not have committed the alleged offenses, they also concluded that it would be unfair to French to notify other members of the church about the allegations. (The Boston Globe, November 1, 2002) Paster Convicted by Synod, but Congregation doesn't believe Pastor is guilty Congration wants Paster to Remain