I am alarmed at the lack of common sense in many bishops’ responses. We are talking about good, seemingly holy men (Belacquva (sp?) and Finn and others) who are down right clueless at best. Even before I had children, I knew, to some degree at least, how evil child molesters and pornagraphers were, and that they should face the full force of the law asap.
I am stunned by the lack of judgment bishops are exhibiting. I don’t know if they’ve adopted an “us versus them” mentality, or what, but while there is a tiny amount of perverted priests, theres a significant chunk of braindead bishops.
I agree. It makes me want to tear my hair out because it leaves too many children vulnerable. I mean don’t they (insert bad word here) get it? Pretty much we now know that contemporary understanding of true pedophiles and other sex criminals contradicts the earlier understanding dished out in past decades by so called experts.
THEY CAN NOT BE CURED. THEY BELONG IN JAIL. THE VICTIMS MATTER MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. TRUE SCANDAL IS CAUSED BY SILENCE. NEVER BE AFRAID OF THE TRUTH.