THE ROBERT W. WHITAKER ARCHIVE

CHILD MOLESTING - "ONLY ONE PERCENT"? | 2002-06-15

We have been told that things are fine because only a tiny part of the Catholic clergy has actually molested children. If "only" a percent or two of any church's clergy had committed armed robbery and the church had covered for them, would that "only" apply there, too?

Another point you will only see here. The excuse the bishops used for delaying their dealing with perverts is that each diocese makes its own rules. But the universal rule until now has been "cover up and sic the perverts on more children." Funny how it never took a special enclave of bishops to announce that rule.