I do realize the catholic teachings and leadership believes the Priests to be “another Christ”...but I am not so sure catholics in general believe this to be true. Comman sense alone knows there is but one Christ. Perhaps they just see the Priest as representing Christ not necessarily “another” Christ. We are called to follow Him and strive to be as He is with the help of the Holy Spirit.
However one looks at it sin is sin be it Priest or the lowest of the low....it remains sin against God...therefore if they see themselves as actually “another Christ” by their action with children they become “anti-Christ”...opposing Christ.
Here's one thing that jumped out at me: a teen says a priest forced him to have sex at gunpoint, twice, a relatively short time ago (within the statute of limitations), and he never told anyone? Apparently went back to the priest repeatedly? Never called the cops? never brought criminal charges? And still is not charging the priest?
But now that the Archbishop is in the news, he's going to sue the Archbishop?
Can someone explain that part?
On the issue of the priest being "alter Cristus" --- that applies in important ways to all of us, since by Baptism we can say with St. Paul " I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me." (Galatians 2:20) And again, "for we are members of His body." (Ephesians 5:30)
When a priest is minister of a Sacrament, he does it not with his own power, but by the power of Christ --- just as St. Peter healed people in the book of Acts, not by "Peter's power," but by Christ's power.
Any Catholic -- any Christian--- knows that.