Actually, RICO suits have filed against several dioceses, and dismissed. I fully support turning those who commit these crimes over to the civil authorities—I have been doing research to build a case for going after some of these high-ranking offenders, which is one reason I follow threads like this. RICO is geared towards prosecuting leaders of legally-defined “enterprises” under certain specific conditions though; using it to shut down the entire Roman Catholic Church is outside its scope and not a feasible legal strategy.
“using it to shut down the entire Roman Catholic Church is outside its scope and not a feasible legal strategy.”
Too bad.
L