[metmom]

Anyone who points fingers at the Catholic Church over the pedophilia issue, is likely pointing fingers back at themselves.

Any organization that is composed of humans is going to have human foibles and human errors and bad human judgment in it. Nobody is in a position to be able to throw stones.

Thanks for making my point clearer than I could.

[Smokin' Joe]

Any organization that is composed of humans is going to have human foibles and human errors and bad human judgment in it. Nobody is in a position to be able to throw stones.

I think you just boiled it down pretty well, right there.

[wmfights]

Any organization that is composed of humans is going to have human foibles and human errors and bad human judgment in it. Nobody is in a position to be able to throw stones.

The issue really isn't that perverts infiltrated an organization. It's the response when the criminal activity was discovered.

If the information was gained through confession the Bishop hearing the confession wouldn't be able to go to the police but he could require the confessor to. If for some reason the Bishop can't force the confessor to do that he sure can move the criminal to a place where there are no young boys and girls. Instead the response seems to be to keep it quiet to "protect the reputation of the church".

It's the cover up that makes it so much worse.