“”Was the information the church had made public (available to authorities””
The Church does not answer to authorities of states.
Need I remind you of the joke of a justice system we have here in the US where criminals are constantly set free to go on to commit murder,rob,rape etc....
There is a far better Chance to rehab a sexual offender in the Catholic Church than the US justice system.
Perhaps the press ought to write articles non stop on how the US justice system fails and always has.
The cases within the Church are microscopic compared to the failures in the US court system
You posted:
“The Church does not answer to authorities of states.”
I see. An attitude/perspective like that explains much.
May “The Church” enjoy her arrogance, though it doesn’t seem to correspond much with the humility Jesus taught.