Like it or not, the Church is being hammered for doing what was normal for all institutions, which was taking child abuse lightly. The California priest was given a slap on the wrist by the Criminal justice system, convicted and put on probation, because —I imagine—because they saw worse things every day in domestic settings. As a former teacher, I know how schools handled most cases. The accused teacher was just sent away. Of course, the way things work generally, those falsely accused sometimes were treated more preemptorily than more serious offender. A young teacher accused of making excessive eye-contact with a girl left; a coach caught rubbing up to a girl was allowed to stay, even though his wife left him. Child abuse was a big problem in the military, but commanders were loathe to discipline a “good soldier” who happened also to be a brute who beat his wife and children.