Here are 251 cases of Sexual Abuse by "Bible" Church Ministers (fundamentalist/evangelical)
And these are the ones that were reported.
The MAJOR difference between the Catholic and non-Catholic Christian Churches is that in the Catholic Church, there is a central authority figure which is lacking in the 30,000+ Non-Catholic christian denominations. Who knows how much abuse is involved in those other denominations? How many victims have never come forward to confront their abusers because they have no idea how to do this?
Since the announcement of the first abuse, the Catholic Church has implemented a worldwide plan to prevent future occurrences. This plan mandates that anyone who comes in contact with a child, must undergo a police background check, be fingerprinted and attend several classes on recognizing predatory practices. This plan applies to volunteers, as well as salaried personnel. Do non-Catholic christian churches have such a plan in place? Have you ever undergone such scrutiny in your church? I have!
Because the Catholic Church is hierarchical, it has provided the media with a laser beam on which to focus their attention. Most non-Catholic Churches do not have central authority figures which makes identification of sexual abusers and victims very difficult.
Attn: T Minus Four
You asked for a response; here it is. When you speak negatively against those who have voluntarily subjected themselves to such scrutiny, your comments are evaluated within the context of such experience. I welcome a description of your church's written policy on sexual abuse of minors and a link to that resource.
No silly, I wanted a response to you equating people posting against catholic theology to crimes of violence. Don't mix me up in that mess.
Hard to take a post seriously when you see this stuff. The last time the number was 40,000 what happened?
Do non-Catholic christian churches have such a plan in place? Have you ever undergone such scrutiny in your church? I have!
Yes.
We have an even better system, it doesn't completely eliminate this problem, but it hasn't been as bad as what your church has experienced. Our clergy are usually heterosexual married men.
Most non-Catholic Churches do not have central authority figures which makes identification of sexual abusers and victims very difficult.
Maybe the problem was never as bad because we didn't let as many homosexuals get ordained. As I understand it, your church has become tougher on letting the homosexuals become clergy and the problem has been in decline for awhile.