[another cricket]

I think I am going to be ill. I also think, that if it had been my kid the Catholic Church would be short a few more priests.

What is with parents that will not defend their children to the death?

a. cricket

[steve50]

The RC's are spinning this as an attack on the church. A church that allows this should be attacked, by armed parents.

Take the church back from the sodomites or merge with NAMBLA, can't have it both ways.

[RAT Patrol]

Alert to sex offenders: TOUCH MY CHILD AND I WILL KILL YOU!

[AnnaZ]

• I think I am going to be ill. I also think, that if it had been my kid the Catholic Church would be short a few more priests. What is with parents that will not defend their children to the death?
• Alert to sex offenders: TOUCH MY CHILD AND I WILL KILL YOU!

Ditto.

Dittodittoditto.

[X-USAF]

I think I am going to be ill.

I think I am going to need a shot of Demerol in my butt.

This whole mess continues to spiral out of control, with no end in sight. To say the least, the reports the other day out of the Vatican that the Pope has been "deeply touched" by the suffering surrounding allegations of sexual abuse by American priests, and that he "extended his hand in support to the bishops of the United States" is nothing but lousy spin control and a message that was too little, to late.

The Catholic church in America is in dire need of a clean sweep, from the top down. Additionally, the Church as a whole needs to author, publish and enforce strict guidelines to deal with these problems, including immediate notification to law enforcement from the get go. Anything short of this would be unacceptable.

On a related note, neighbors of mine have observed public censure of fellow citizens who are Catholic by those who are not. A well known Priest was jeered and taunted while in line at the grocery.

These are the signs of a church deep in the thick of trouble.

Maybe the church needs its own version of malpractice insurance.