"Undeterred by data, the United Nations Committee ignores the fact that Catholic clergy are not represented in the sexual abuse phenomenon at a rate higher than or even equal to their numbers in the clerical profession as a whole.
"In a comprehensive study of more than 20 years of data on clerical abuse, Philip Jenkins, the Distinguished Professor of History at Baylor, and author of Pedophiles and Priests, found no evidence that Catholic or other celibate clergy are any more likely to be involved in misconduct or abuse than clergy of any other denomination. "
The highest is clearly in the secular realm, which while being no excuse for that in churches, reveals the double standard.
Coming to a church near you.
Good quote. Thank you.
Well if everybody’s doing it, then it must be OK then...
The essence of moral relativism.
The big problem is largely not that abuse happens, because yes, it does happen in all walks of life. The glaring problem is that the Church, at very high levels has made it a practice to shield abusers and allow them to continue their crimes. I for one am willing to believe that this has been done out of belief in confession and claims of repentance by the offenders. However foolish that was.