(((GASP)))
"Report the priest to the police."
We can't have that, can we? Better to ignore our "subjective" suspicions, deny the victim's accusations, protect the priest at all cost, gather the wagons around the dissolute church and continue to trash those who dare to object.
Just what constitutes "suspicion" to Rome?
If and when a child comes to his parents with a complaint of sexual abuse who then go to a church official and say "Our child was molested by a priest," that "suspicion" should trigger a police investigation.
But not in Rome. Rome "handles" the accusation with secrecy and cover-ups and years of hiding and destroying evidence and shuffling guilty priests from one unsuspecting parish to the next.
The more RC apologists defend this criminal behavior, the more Rome is revealed to be a "den of dragons."
"Behold, the noise of the bruit is come..."
Obviously there are a couple problems with this. If at the first indication of a problem it's reported to the police, you would have experienced investigators looking into it and interrogating people while the possible crime is still fresh in everyone's mind. If an actual crime had occurred this church would be embarrassed and have to do something about it.
OTOH, if it's not reported immediately then memories get confused, it's harder to prove an allegation and the reputation of the church is not damaged.
Geez, is it really that hard to see what to do?