Catholic priest Pennsylvania scandal

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I agree! The crimes sbould have been reported to the police not the bishops who would cover it up.
 
No half measures. Predators are successful because they act as if the rules do not apply to them. Make an exception for one, and it will snowball out of control. Give them an inch, they take a mile.
 
theCardinalbird said:
But that is assuming that all clergy are a danger?
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People are very good at hiding, as you can see. We never know who might molest. That goes for lay people, too. There’s no need for children to be alone with a member of the clergy anyway. I’d think the innocent clergy would want that so they could never be unjustly accused.
 
anon1212376 said:
No half measures. Predators are successful because they act as if the rules do not apply to them. Make an exception for one, and it will snowball out of control. Give them an inch, they take a mile.
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But are you saying all the clergy are predators?
ConstantLearner said:
People are very good at hiding, as you can see. We never know who might molest. That goes for lay people, too. There’s no need for children to be alone with a member of the clergy anyway. I’d think the innocent clergy would want that so they could never be unjustly accused.
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True, we cant judge by appearance. What is the age group of those who were assaulted? Also what if I wanted to speak to a member of the clergy alone because I need guidance? Are you saying that someone should be there?
 
theCardinalbird said:
But are you saying all the clergy are predators?
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Not at all. But all clergy should be subject to equal scrutiny. Nobody is above the law, and we should have more than someone’s word and reputation to judge their character.
 
Personal conversation with priests? It’s not Canon law, but personnel rules.
 
Prodigal_Son said:
There is no way to protect boys without exposing the homosexual aspect of this scandal. Most victims are boys, and that is completely clear
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But isn’t the reason that most victims are boys because, at least through the 70’s, only boys were altar boys and that’s when the priests had the most time alone with them? Granted after the 80’s when girls began being altar servers that dynamic changes. I’m only going on the personal memory that I was never alone with my parish priest as a young child (born in '64), but my brother was because he was an altar boy (born in '60).
 
angel12 said:
Do you really think married men don’t commit abuse?
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Not to the extent that we see it in the unmarried priests in the Roman Church. True, It appears that it is a problem, but a much smaller one in the Orthodox Church among their married priests.
 
That’s the thing. Predators will do what they can to gain access to victims and shield them from being caught. That includes being a priest, teacher, working with children or teens in another trusted capacity…and marriage (or at least serious relationships.)
 
AlNg said:
Not to the extent that we see it in the unmarried priests in the Roman Church. True, It appears that it is a problem, but a much smaller one in the Orthodox Church among their married priests.
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That’s only because they have fewer priests.
 
I find it curious there aren’t many recent cases. It makes me think the Church HAS been handling things better in recent years and has learned from its mistakes. Time will tell.
 
jack63 said:
  1. How many of these cases actually involved pedophilia…that is a situation with pre-pubescent children. I think I read about 1 case out of 300…not that a relationship with a 15 year old is acceptable, it is just that it is a different beast.
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Quibbling about the exact meaning of Greek nouns is a smokescreen. Sexual abuse of minors is the crime the priests committed, and which too many bishops allowed them to go on committing with impunity.
 
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