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.
I don't believe that, and neither do you. What's the point of repeating such a canard?
"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."
I think that's likely. There was also a wrongheaded confidence in the therapeutic approach to offenders: as in (LINK) #43