“Are you not aware that priests go to Confession too?”
Does not the Catholic church say that absolution cannot be obtained without contrition, and that contrition is not possible in an unregenerate state of sin?
If an active, serial child molester does not qualify as an unrepentent, unregenerate sinner, then I do not know what does.
I can’t judge these people. I don’t know their hearts. How is it that you seem to know there hearts?
Are you playing God?
Just know that priests also go to confession.
You would be amazed (from stories from priests) how many people come back week after week confessing the same sin, whether it be pronography or adultery or alcoholism. They really do mean to amend their ways — that’s part of Confession, BTW, but fall into sin again. At least they are willing to recognize their sin.
You are speculating about what may or may not have transpired within the confessional and the heart of a priest in a hypothetical case. However, the relative sinfulness of the priest is not sufficient to prevent Christ from acting through him. My offer still stands to explain in personna Christi and alter Christus to you.
Peace be with you