You don't think the accusations might be a bit skewed by the money hungry or by those who have a child hood ax to grind ?
I was just talking with a fellow Catholic about all the media surrounding this problem here in MA. He asked a question I had myself. Why did the families routinely allow their sons to go off along with these priests? He said that in the Parish in which he grew up there was a priest who was suspected of this and the families still let their kids go places with him! He couldn't figure out why no one did anything! I'm not absolving the Church by any stretch of the imagination, but where were the parents all this time, and why didn't someone call the cops on any of these guys if the Pastor or Bishop did nothing?
And I have to wonder my self about the allegations coming out now against priests who are dead. Anyone can accuse them, and their is no way to refute the charge; sounds like it could be a source of some easy settlement bucks.