[PapaBear3625]

I don’t see any way around devout Catholics needing to fully cooperate with police to put these abusing priests in prison, and supporting prison for any bishops who have any part in any coverup.

[Missouri gal]

Yes, I agree. Efforts to correct from within the Church have been blocked. Not unprecedented, by the way, for civil authorities to intervene. Embarrassing, though, and should be a last resort.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Absolutely. I've been a catechist in my parish for years (RCIA: teaching adults preparing to come into the Church) and I say that wherever you are, if you see or have any grounds to suspect some priest is on the make for anyone (child, teen, adult, male, female) you call the police, the press, and the Bishop: in that order.

As far as I can see, my Bishop is NOT one of the wolves (or weasels) and my parish priests are good, upright and honest men. There's a strong level of mutual respect. I hate to see the whole priesthood tainted with this filth. But all in all, experience has shown the secular justice system is more likely to spring into action than the Catholic chancery office.

Which is a disgusting shame.