That's exactly why the4 Catholic church is in the mess it's in for the rape of so many children by so many priests.
Everyone can see how well that's worked out. It really put a stop to the abuse, didn't it? The priests, all on their own, just decided to stop raping the kids. Right? Right?
It just staggers the imagination to consider what kind of mind would defend those priests like that and absolve the RCC from being complicit in the very crimes they were permitting and actively covering up.
Priests are no more likely to abuse children than other occupations, including pastors.
So I’m not sure how this is a sole Catholic problem, because it isn’t.
“Everyone can see how well that’s worked out. It really put a stop to the abuse, didn’t it? The priests, all on their own, just decided to stop raping the kids. Right? Right?”
In a sane world, the Catholic Church, after conviction, would burn these priests at the stake.
Your view is entirely irrational. I believe evil doers should be held accountable for what they do. You apparently believe a whole body of people - innocent people - should be held responsible for what the evil doers do. That’s irrational. If a U.S. soldier rapes a South Korean woman, he should go to jail. He’s responsible. I don’t blame his fellow soldiers. They’re innocent. You apparenmtly believe otherwise.
Then, to make your post even more irrational, you post an outright falsehood: “It just staggers the imagination to consider what kind of mind would defend those priests like that and absolve the RCC from being complicit in the very crimes they were permitting and actively covering up.”
And, of course, NO ONE at FR EVER “would defend those priests like that”. Protestants would obviously lie about it, however.