Yep. Does it get anybody's attention WHY the data is MORE available about Catholics?
And to exaggerate, to say "an entire denomination" may be fun, but it leaves the truth far behind while ignoring that at the peak of this disaster psychiatrists, in their own self-satisfied way, were saying this behavior was largely treatable.
AND, while we are far to slow in cleaning this up, we ARE cleaning it up and with increasing openness. These days the allegation alone gets a priest out of his parish and into some kind of suspended situation.
It is worthy of note that until other data came out, the accusation was that celibate Catholic clergy were more prone to this atrocity than others.
As more data appeared and that contention was harder to maintain, our enemies turned without missing a beat to the concealment issue. And now you are overstating it "an entire denomination" while ignoring the implications that in all the world (okay, maybe Mormons are as organized) we are the only outfit with the capability of producing the required data.
I am hoping that more and more men of courage will be made bishop. I do think that there is a tendency to go with either efficient bureaucrats or ivory-tower types.
Put up your data, and if you can demonstrate any sort of similar secrecy, concealment, protection and denial of sexual sin among the pastors, preachers or other positions of authority in any Protestant denomination as has occurred in the Catholic Church, I’ll join you in roundly rebuking them.
I’m not going to rebuke someone on the basis of a defensive rumor, perpetuated by a group with the very same problem.
There is a difference between having witnesses and evidence, and not. Your Bible will tell you this. Follow it. That’s all I’m trying to do.