You don’t think that it received publicity because he is a nationally known San Francisco Archbishop involved in California issues in a major way, instead of some teacher, or nondescript preacher of a 30 member congregation?
First of all, I’m not complaining about this story being reported. It’s newsworthy. But if I can hear in the media about EVERY priest involved in abuse or some other scandal, why shouldn’t I hear about “some teacher, or nondescript preacher of a 30 member congregation” involved in such situations? I don’t take any pleasure in hearing about the falls of Christian ministers, but the media’s selective reporting makes it appear that abuse occurs at a higher percentage inside the Catholic Church than in other Christian denominations and that’s just not true. The abuse problem is at least ten times, maybe even hundred times worse in the public school system than in the Catholic Church. But you’d never know it from watching the media.