You want 'em? We could probably arrange a trade...
I think the lay member of the review board that I quoted from the source the NYTimes used made a plausible point. Keeping them "in house" lets the Church authorities keep tabs on them and some measure of control over their actions. Now, if these... persons are wearing clerical garb and/or using clerical titles or listed as priests "in residence" at parishes that's a HUGE problem. If they're doing any priestly functions routinely then that's stupid. Surely we've got plenty of empty monasteries around the world where we could pack 'em off to.
As registered sex offenders, the police will "keep tabs on them."
They should not be dressed as ministers of Christ and they should not have the title of "pastor."
They are convicted pedophiles. They should not be anywhere near a church or children.
They would be on the street the day after they are convicted.
Keeping them "in house" lets the Church authorities keep tabs on them and some measure of control over their actions.
Come on, lets get back to reality. Like your church authorities did such a great job supervising this scum in the first place! Is your church doing this for any janitors who may have committed the same crimes?
Surely we've got plenty of empty monasteries around the world where we could pack 'em off to.
There are probably a lot of more deserving parishioners who could use the help.
Two things are established by not immediately tossing these scum on the street. One, there is a different set of rules for these guys; two, your church doesn't think it's that big a deal.