Its not the church that is responsible...IT'S THE HOMOSEXUALS IN THE CHURCH!!
Thank goodness Pope Benedict XVI has courageously identified the "filth" in the Church and targeted its removal. The world (particularly the liberal bed-wetting media) hates him for speaking the truth about homosexuality to their 'power'. Yes, there were priests and bishops who abetted homosexuals in the Church. Yes, there were priests and bishops who attempted cover-ups. But there is a new 'sheriff' in town and homosexuals in the priesthood are no longer tolerated.
Here's a first person account which not only corrects the false reporting in the NYT, Fr. Thomas T. Brundage, JCL also sets the record straight regarding Pope Benedict XVI:
Pope Benedict XVI has done more than any other pope or bishop in history to rid the Catholic Church of the scourge of child sexual abuse and provide for those who have been injured ...