[Thundergod]

That's right. Mollestation of little boys is what happens when a church ordains SODOMITES to the clergy.

It's a no-brainer!

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

AGREED

[sakic]

The problem isn't who the Church hired. It's the fact that they've always protected the rapists and not turned them them over to the cops.

[Fethiye]

"No-brainer" responses are not often wise, for obvious reasons. Try thinking about this situation, instead of just reacting.

Where are the molestation scandals in churches that ordain openly gay priests? Where are the molestation scandals in other situations where openly gay men are placed in positions of responsibility for children -- i.e., public schools? Answer: There are no such scandals. Only in the Catholic church.

This scandal is about secrecy and arrogance: Making people feel guilty about, and asking them to sublimate, their sexuality; then placing those same repressed people in charge of children; then, when some of those repressed people commit the crime of molestation (probably because they think they can both have sex and force their victims to keep it a secret) actively covering up the molestation.

And finally, when the cover-up is exposed, avoiding reform of the whole lousy system by blaming the problem on a convenient target (e.g. "the homosexuals")