Interesting comment ... a reflection on your dependence for news from the msm.No Catholic will ever defend the indefensible. Most of the sex abuse that took place dates back to the 50's and earlier, long before JPII. I would ask you, however, what is being done in non-Catholic communities to stop predatory sex abuse of children? This is not limited to the Catholic Church.
Sex Abuse of Children by Protestant Clergy.
The Catholic Church here, through its bishops in the USCCB, have implemented a program to prevent future occurrences. This includes all members of the community who come in contact with children, from janitors in the schools to volunteers who teach children at the parish level. We all are subjected to fingerprinting and a police background check. We are also required to attend classes on how to identify sexual predators and what actions to take. This is possible because of the centralized nature of the Catholic Church. It is also the reason why the media have been able to focus a laser beam on us. This is not possible in the non-Catholic denominations where there is no one to take responsibility.
Report: Protestant Church Insurers Handle 260 Sex Abuse Cases a Year
Worse still, is the sex abuse of children in the education system.
WHEN BOYS ARE MOLESTED BY TEACHERS AND OTHERS IN POSITIONS OF AUTHORITY
And then there are the camp counselors, Big Brothers of America and the list goes on and on. There is plenty of guilt to go around.
Pedophiles go where children are. It has nothing to do with religion or anything else.
Quite a few people I know were molested at their schools. Pedophiles like schools; they like scout troops, clubs, churches - anyplace that has children and people trust each other.
Thank you for the additional information. Although, I agree with the premise of the story and believe all Christian based Churches should have never wavered from the primary precepts making America great, have devolved into pop-culture corporate systems.
“No Catholic will ever defend the indefensible. Most of the sex abuse that took place dates back to the …”
I am not sure this is exactly true…the Church(s) and its members went to great length to hide, not take responsibility and conspired to avoid prosecution. Second, when exposed to the open light of public awareness four actions became apparent, 1. Everyone scattered like cockroaches; 2. The Church and its leaders which were proven to be involved were all at the highest levels; 3. Important resources, teachings and social goodwill were squandered; 4. Money was the deal with the Devil not to prosecute the multiple offenders. All the while Rome and many sects lived well upon their activities.
The many post processes, are nice for pop-culture consumption and policing; still does not eliminate the problem throughout American society, for no church dares to speak against the teachings of the state at a minimum. Nonetheless the initial problem should have never happened, let-alone gotten to the level it did in any of the supposedly Christian organizations. And now after 30, 40, 50 years we can see how the primary and social teachings have corrupted society publics at every strata.