Bill O'Reilley has his facts screwed up on this and other Catholic issues. Most knowledgeable Catholics don't pay much attention to his discourses on faith issues.
First off, his figures are wrong. Try about 3%.
Second, only 2% of these cases are true pedophilia cases. Pedophilia is sexual abuse of a child under the age of puberty (12). Ephebophilia is sexual abuse of adolescent children. The most common ages between 15 and 17. Pedophilia is predominantly in hetersexual adults. Ephobophilia is HOMOSEXUAL. Adult men abusing young boys and adult women abusing young girls. There is a very small percentage of heterosexual activity in ephebophilia; but it is a relatively small percentage.
The sexual scandal in the church is REALLY about HOMOSEXUALITY in the heirarchical ranks. It's the homosexuals that need to be dumped and relieved of duty.
O'Reilley has also stated in a recent article that homosexual couples should be allowed to adopt because their lifestyle will have no bearing on the child. This is the biggest crock I've ever heard. I like O'Reilley more than not, but he is full of it on this issue and many other Catholic issues he's blown his big mouth on. When he's right, he's right.
BUT ON THIS HE"S WRONG!
Ditto bump. He's usually good, especially remarkable since he seems to go entirely from instinct. But going on instinct can lead to serious errors, as in this case.