Catholic "criminals"

[BainsBane]

128. A good number of those people above

were murdered before the sex abuse scandal. What do you propose they should have done from the mass graves they shared with slaughtered Catholic Indians?

You do realize you have just accused the victims of abuse of enabling their own crimes. They too are Catholics. If all Catholics are criminals or enable pedophiles, there is no distinction between abuser and victim.

Many Catholics have indeed taken measures to stop pedophilia. It was Catholics who brought the law suits against the dioceses and have continued to keep the matter in public discussion. There are a good number of Catholic groups in this country devoted to pressuring the Church to reform and to pressuring it on the child molestation cover up.

I certainly would like to see far more of these priests in jail, particularly the bishops and archbishops who covered up the crimes. I don't understand what they can't be charged as part of a criminal conspiracy, perhaps using a Rico statute.

Since I am not a practicing Catholic, a strongly worded email from me probably wouldn't help much. You can always write one yourself. That you assume every Parish priest is screwing kids is ridiculous. Your point about Sandusky is particularly disgusting. There are plenty of child molesters of a wide variety of religions, including Jews--even rabbis. There is no question the behavior of the Catholic Church in regard to pedophilia is criminal and immoral beyond comprehension, exceeding any organization we've seen before. But to associate random Catholics charged with child rape with the Church cover up is a function of your own prejudice. Most pedophiles in fact molest little girls, and many--likely most because of the religious breakdown of the nation--are protestants. Here's the sex offender list for my county. http://www.homefacts.com/offenders/Minnesota/Hennepin-County.html Do you imagine all are Catholics? Ooops, one's got an Italian name. He must be the most evil of all.