I think that is the most important point made on this thread. The innocent were not protected and the guilty were not apprehend. The church was too busy passing judgement on their congregations sins, while the state was busy passing the buck.
The State believes that pedophiles have an illness that can be cured with the right therapy, the Church believes they are sinners who can repent and become normal. Neither has realized that they are incurable and need to be kept permanently away from children or be physically castrated.
Yep. And now all the child molestor priests cardinals, and bishops are all talking about forgiveness. For them, of course. Makes me want to barf! They deserve really long prison sentences, or worse, if you ask me.
Anyone who can't control their sexual drive enough to lay off the kids should be put away for a long time, probably forever. If someone wants to act like an animal, he should at least have the decency to do it with a consenting adult. Surely there are plenty to be had.