“False accusations are common.”
I have never seen a protestant say that about any of the accused Catholic priests, even when the accusations were proven to be false.
Any protestant is free to show me that I err, with a link.
You are being too defensive. My statement was very broad and encompasses all accusations. It did not even necessarily have anything to do with religion. False accusations are common. Period. No one should jump to conclusions.
I do not have a problem saying that some of the accusations made about priests were false. I am not sure of the percentage, but my general guess, from just obvserving false accusations in general would be in the 20 - 30% range, which is probably on the high side.
On the other hand I also have no problem in exposing the sinful and unbiblical way in which the whoe pediophile priest scandal was covered up. Even worse is the the high level of authority and the length of time it went on until it was exposed and something had to be done.
I have had no problem saying on FR that all sin and fall short of the glory of God, because that is the nature of man, especially those with unconverted hearts whether they be secular or whether they be wearing an outside visible "cloak" of religios garb of Protestant (I include Baptists in the group for this discussion) or of RCC in confession. And I will continue to say that. BUT...how widespread it was and the HOW it was handled, or rather NOT handled is what is most shameful and unChristlike and extremely hurtful to all those who adore and revere our Lord Jesus Christ.
You can use your word of the day, hubris, concerning me, I really don't care because the facts speak for themselves. They just do. What I have seen from when discussions of it have come up in person when among RC's is how quick they are to sweep the issus in the corner by talking about the relatively small percentages of false accusations. It really is quite sad, because it is how they ignore sin. Whether in person, or on FR, it is still sad. Sadder still is that the RCC has no way within its complicated framework to admit that these horrid men are vile sinners who prey on children, which is probably why it was all covered up to begin with. Contrast that to the biblical approach and it says quite a lot.
But, for the record, here is one who will freely admit that not all of the accusations were true. But, by far, the majority were.
Now a question for you - why do you feel such a need for vindication on that issue?