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Would you require your child to forgive a penitent molester?

God requires it of her and of me. And since we are both Christian, we both comply.

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. - Matt 6:12

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. - Matt 6:13-14

Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive [them], and ye shall have [them]. And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses. – Mark 11:24-26

I needn't even remind her of this. She knows.

That is why Christians should never bring a lawsuit for damages:

Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life? If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.

I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren? But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.

Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather [suffer yourselves to] be defrauded? Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that [your] brethren. - I Corinthians 6:1-8

Truly, I believe it was a spiritual defeat for both the plaintiffs and the Catholic Church that the priest molestation cases ended up in civil courts. It should never have been necessary.

God's Name is I AM.

Truly, I believe it was a spiritual defeat for both the plaintiffs and the Catholic Church that the priest molestation cases ended up in civil courts. It should never have been necessary.

Yes, well. I am sure you do not hold the majority opinion, here. I do believe there are a number here who want to see any priest ACCUSED of molestation in jail for life, or dead. I don't hear a lot of cries that the rule of law be followed, or the rules of evidence, either, or that any accused priest be allowed to defend himself.