[Jorge]

.. not now and not ever do I need to be guided by ANY ONE outside the Church nor do I need to be nagged by pretentious jackasses who think they are in a position to tell me what I or any other Catholic should believe when they are outside of the Roman Catholic Church. If you enjoy indulging in the self-worship of YOPIOS, have a ball but keep your unwelcome advice as to Catholicism and matters Catholic to your nonCatholic self. We don't tell you how to practice whatever you may believe. Mind your own business. No one died and named you to preach to us.

Everybody else is offering their criticisms of the Catholic Church regarding the pedophile priest controversy. Why can't I?

IMHO you are much too sensitive about this issue.
The idea that the Catholic Church should be immune to any criticism when it comes to how they deal with priests who molest children..is really a bit too much to ask.

But I don't blame you...I wouldn't want to be stuck with defending the Catholic Church on this issue either.

[BlackElk]

Everybody else does it is not much of a moral guideline, is it?

[ninenot]

BE's point, J., is that Roman Catholics are quite well aware of what needs be done. Rome itself will shortly repeat its instruction banning homosexuals from seminary training and ordination.

Key word: REPEAT.

Thanks for your observations on the situation. We, too, read the newspapers.