You apparently don't understand. Sexual abuse of children has been illegal for more than a year or two. The Catholic church and its appendages knew this and willfully did not turn this into authorities until very recently (i.e. - less than ten years). They knew this was illegal and immoral and they insisted on allowing it and making it available to those they already knew were illegally raping children.
Why can't you get this into your head?
Because they are taught from a young age that priests are an "alter Christus," - "another Christ."
It's a perk in the job description. As we learn on this FR thread, written by a RC priest and posted proudly by a RC FReeper...
"...Simply stated, the Catholic priest is another Christ. Through his ordination he has been granted the amazing gift of being a channel of divine grace for the eternal salvation of those he come into contact with -- both in his official ministry and in his personal life..."
"Another Christ...in both his official ministry and in his personal life."
Bad theology destroys.
>>Why can’t you get this into your head? <<
Why can’t you get into YOUR head that you are seeing the treatment of child sexual abusers from a 2009 standpoint and not from the standpoint of the years it happened? You’re speaking like a imbecile (in a clinical sense) and I will tell you this, my FRiend, that is my professional opinion of your rant and obsession with something that does not effect you.
I’m sorry that you are so thick that you can’t get it nor can you read apparently. I TOLD you do not write to me again unless you understand that concept. You still don’t get it, you argue like a liberal on your “feelings” and to be quite honest with you, I have neither the time nor the inclination to instruct you any more. I have had a much easier time teaching my 11 year old Latin than teaching you what was the norm in the treatment of this Psychological disorder in years gone by.