My point is that the Irish have been living with priests a lot longer than we have. They happily deal with them at mass and in grade school and in university, but they don't send their kids for overnighters as the rectory as so many American families seem to have done. It is just asking for trouble.
I went to a Catholic boarding school in high school. We all knew which priests to steer clear of and which ones genuinely wanted to help us. But we were ages 14 to 18.
And, and: What about poor Maria Monk and her fate worse than death???? And, and Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition!!!!! And, and... [Where are my Jack Chick Comix when I really need 'em????]