[Illbay]

I became involved when Hanley came on retreat after he was removed a second time from a new assignment because his picture appeared in the diocesan paper with a group of altar boys. I totally agreed with the Serano family, who apparently acquiesced to his reassignment, that this was a serious violation of a provision that had been given to them, namely, that Hanley not work with minors.

This is the stupidest part of this whole scandal, to me.

Paedophiles and Pederasts DON'T just stop "working with minors." You might as well ask a mongoose to leave the snakes alone.

These people are SICK. They are COMPULSIVE and they WILL be compelled to seek out these children even if they have to do it clandestinely.

The only thing to do is REMOVE THEM FROM ANY POSSIBILITY OF CONTACT.

To me, the R/C hierarchy is, at the very least, guilty of gross stupidity in the handling of these people.

[ninenot]

To me, the R/C hierarchy is, at the very least, guilty of gross stupidity in the handling of these people.

For once we agree.

And your qualifier 'at the very least' is portentious. Frankly, I think that the majority of the Bishops involved were criminally negligent.