I'm afraid you're dwelling on those criteria, and as I mentioned, I really don't care about any points beyond a callous apathy towards child abuse. You are absolutely right that the courts of the state of New York did not engage in all nine of your criteria, but I don't think that makes their actions any more or less appalling in allowing abusers to not only receive slight punishment but in some cases returned the victims to the custody of the criminal. All, by the way, in a manner that was perfectly legal!
The Catholic Church itself is unique as a religious institution, so it's not surprising it's transgressions should allow one to create (in this case) nine particular criteria for judgment. I don't feel that necessarily means they should be singled out over say, the educational or legal systems. I'd rather we, as a society, deal with the entire octopus than one tentacle.
And as this thread is about gun control, I'd also rather deal with the specifics of their claims about that issue, and the substance of their arguments, than insist that their handling of the sexual abuse crisis, disgusting as it was, somehow negates their points on the current matter. Hypocrisy is such a lazy argument.
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