I believe it of them. I just thought priests had more Fear of the Lord than the rest of us.
Some do not even believe in God . . . unless it’s the god of the state or the king of hell. No fear of God with their heads in their dark places doesn’t say much for their character, habits, sanity, decency, trustworthiness of any sort.
Are you Catholic? If you are then you would know that the priests (some of them) might actually consider themselves almost equal to God. They think they can sin all week, confess on Saturday, do Mass on Sunday, and then start it all over again.
I've read that almost all the Chilean bishops have been put on notice for possible defrocking...that means their priestly powers are revoked, they are done with the Church. Couldn't happen to a slimier bunch.
I haven't yet looked thru the whole Penn. report, but I do plan on looking for priests I've known. I knew quite a few, I went to about 8 Catholic school before high school.
I do know of one priest who was horrible, he only had one victim, but he raped our whole parish. He married his victim (she was of age) and they ran away...to live happily ever after. Justly, his "ever after" only lasted about a year, God sent him justice as a heart attack. No joy. Just fair.
Many do but you will never hear about the good guys, just the homosexuals. I texted a good friend of mine and thanked him for all he does for the souls in his care today. I hope other Catholics do likewise. As for the prancing bishops, they can ride off into the sunset to their Eternal Reward.