[Old_Mil]

A Catholic would understand that the members of the Church are sinners striving to be saints, and that the reason for the confessionals in the Church is because man is in need of repentance, not because varnished wood doors with latin inscriptions over them look pretty and enhance the aestheitc experience of worship.

I think the problem is that the priests in question were never striving to be saints, but rather were unapologetic homosexuals who used the church as the tool to further their perverted ends. They may have worn the collars but in fact I hardly think they were Catholics, let alone priests.

[Andrew Byler]

I think the problem is that the priests in question were never striving to be saints, but rather were unapologetic homosexuals who used the church as the tool to further their perverted ends. They may have worn the collars but in fact I hardly think they were Catholics, let alone priests.

A plurality at least of the accused Priests were accused of one singular instance, then did not sin again in this regard. Not to excuse what they have done at all, but everyone has sinned. Why shouldn't we think at least some of these men did something wrong, then repented and turned their life around?