Whilst it is good and right that uncorroborated further feasting by various ill-informed press outlets on the appalling and verified abuses perpetrated by the Catholic church’s minions is being challenged and taken to task, this does not detract from the continuing lack of bringing to account, scrutiny and punishment of those who inflicted misery on the hundreds and thousands across the country and really only documented only from the 40s.
Our sainted and scholarly land remains in unresolved turmoil pending the Executive finally taking its testicles in its hand to bring the abusers to account.
From what you have posted, I presume you are writing from Ireland. While I cannot speak for the situation overseas, I can point out that here in the US, No Catholic will ever defend the indefensible. Most of the sex abuse that took place dates back to the 50's and earlier, long before JPII. I would ask you, however, what is being done in non-Catholic communities to stop predatory sex abuse of children? This is not limited to the Catholic Church.
Sex Abuse of Children by Protestant Clergy.
The Catholic Church here, through its bishops in the USCCB, have implemented a program to prevent future occurrences. This includes all members of the community who come in contact with children, from janitors in the schools to volunteers who teach children at the parish level. We all are subjected to fingerprinting and a police background check. We are also required to attend classes on how to identify sexual predators and what actions to take. This is possible because of the centralized nature of the Catholic Church. It is also the reason why the media have been able to focus a laser beam on us. This is not possible in the non-Catholic denominations where there is no one to take responsibility.
Report: Protestant Church Insurers Handle 260 Sex Abuse Cases a Year
Worse still, is the sex abuse of children in the education system.
WHEN BOYS ARE MOLESTED BY TEACHERS AND OTHERS IN POSITIONS OF AUTHORITY
And then there are the camp counselors, Big Brothers of America and the list goes on and on. There is plenty of guilt to go around. The Catholic Church is an easy target because of a central source. To obtain records of sexual abuse by rabbis, imams and protestant ministers entails a painstaking process. Educators and camp counselors are protected by unions.
God bless!