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.
At seminary a professor, married, puts the move on students. Later is elected bishop
In parish, married priest conducts several affairs with parishioners. When bishop is told, after priest moves to another diocese, he does nothing.
This was before we had things like priests leaving their fruitful marriages for their homosexual activities and being made causes celebres and elected bishop.
Near here, a Baptist preacher has an alcoholic family with children staying at home and promiscuous. One child is jailed after DUI incident that resulted in death and maiming. Minister is booted from one congregation — and starts another, which thrives.The “authorities” (the lay people) didn't cover up. They approved!
In the congregation in which I grew up, the Confirmation class teacher for many years was a notorious drunk and couldn't keep his hands off the adolescent girls. My mother, and others, laughed at it. He taught the class for years.
I AM the witness. I don't HAVE them. I know it's a small sample, but it's geographically diverse.