By contrast, the series pointed out, over a 52-year period, some 4,400 priests were “accused” of molestation.
Notice the difference between the word likely when talking about teachers and "accused" priests. One is idle speculation and the other represents, well, accusations. I particularly like the way the word accused is framed in quotation marks, to diminish the use of the word.
Obviously written by a Roman Catholic apologist
You completely missed the point of putting “accused” in quotes.
It was not to diminish that there were accused men in the Church, but to point out that they were ACCUSED, not proven to be guilty, whereas the previously mention info states that every school district in the country is LIKELY to have an abuser working there right NOW.
So, some priests were accused, and were innocent, but EVERY school district in the USA is likely to have an abuser there right now.
You wrote: “Obviously written by a Roman Catholic apologist”
And only an anti-Catholic like you could have screwed up something so obvious.
You aren’t really aware of what is happening in the abuse scene in U. S. schools, are you?
I remember some horrific figure of cases reported — something over 100 a month? Pinging someone who may know.
4,400 priests were accused of abusing minors but some of these men have NOT been found guilty. In fact, some of these men are innocent. In this country, one is still presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. But I guess this doesn’t apply to priests.