It's not about the 4%, it's about the other 96% who participated in covering up the problem.

To paraphrase Bill Maher, if this had been a group with far less mainstream appeal, the entire organization would've been targeted.

simpsonfan: The ones who covered it up or failed to report molestors to the police are just as guilty as the molestors themselves. They all deserve to be sent to prison for life.

According to the Catholic Church, they deserve cushy postings at the Vatican where they can be harbored without fear of extradition.

Whats the difference between Michael Jackson and a plastic grocery bag?
One is unsafe for children to play with and the other Fu(ks kids

Kyosuke: It's not about the 4%, it's about the other 96% who participated in covering up the problem.

So you're saying that it's ok to molest kids as long as one's peers don't actively help cover it up? That's kind of a crazy, man.

My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Ferris rape a kid at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious.

4% caught.

/And don't even get me started on this.

Whats the difference between Micheal Jackson and Neal Armstrong?
One walked on the moon and the other Fu(ked kids

feckingmorons:
These are abhorrent and the Church has an obligation to right past wrongs and see that these children, many of whom, are now adults have all of the help they need, in whatever form that may take.

This is an absolutely correct statement. Thank you for that.

The 4% is guilty. The X% of priest management who didn't turn over the pedos to the cops are just as guilty. The 100% of the church who thinks that aids people in africa shouldn't use condoms are just as guilty.

you love MJ he is OK
you are all hypocrites
not me if you Fu(k a kid you are wrong

simpsonfan: The ones who covered it up or failed to report molestors to the police are just as guilty as the molestors themselves. They all deserve to be sent to prison for life.

I fully agree; the children who were molested and their parents deserve jail time and public condemnation, not millions of dollars.

Satanic_Hamster: simpsonfan: The ones who covered it up or failed to report molestors to the police are just as guilty as the molestors themselves. They all deserve to be sent to prison for life.

I fully agree; the children who were molested and their parents deserve jail time and public condemnation, not millions of dollars.

"It's always the children's fault, isn't it Seymor..." Those damn sexy children, what were they thinking?

Christians aren't perfect, just forgiven!

These people are disgusting. I'm sure Hollywood will come to defend them the way they are another child rapist any minute now.

Jument: Kyosuke: It's not about the 4%, it's about the other 96% who participated in covering up the problem.

So you're saying that it's ok to molest kids as long as one's peers don't actively help cover it up? That's kind of a crazy, man.

Are you trying to be funny or are you just stupid?

What percentage of Firemen molest children?
No seriously, I want to know.

Nemo's Brother: These people are disgusting. I'm sure Hollywood will come to defend them the way they are another child rapist any minute now.

What's the matter, Punkin? Did Michael Landon touch you in your naughty place when you were a child?

That's only, like, a quarter of a child per priest.

Or one child per congregation.

A profession that would require those to abstain might actually attract those whom know that attraction to children is wrong and want to do the right thing despite their needs.

/Now act penitent; kneel in front of me and open your mouth.

Vodka Zombie: E5bie: Christians aren't perfect, just forgiven!

Not by me.

Tsk. Tsk. The bitterness in your heart hurts only you. What a shame.

Just face it: your child is GOING to be molested.
It might as WELL be a priest, and not some "creepy" profession. Like a dentist.

Kyosuke: It's not about the 4%, it's about the other 96% who participated in covering up the problem.

THIS. Catholic grade school and high school. I still think 'Catholic'. But I'm disgusted by the actions of the Church.

See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stanislaus_Kostka_Church_%28St._Louis,_Missouri %29

Confessional...
Priest 1. Forgive me father for I have sinned.
Priest 2. Go ahead my son.
Priest 1. I Fu(ked a kid.
Priest 2. So.
Priest 1. Didn't you hear me, I said I fu(ked a kid. He was 13 years old.
Priest 2. So, that is not a sin.
Priest 1. ...
Priest 2. Is that all, you have nothing more to confess? You have done nothing that in the eyes of god is a sin since your last confession. You have not stolen, you haven't lied, you have not masturbated or used a condom?
Priest 1. No.
Priest 2. Then you are wasting my time.
Priest 1. Have you ever fu(ked a kid.
Priest 2. What else would I fu(k.

There's a lot of sexual abuse that goes on in other Christian denominations, but it seems like only the Catholic Church has engaged in systematic shuffling of perpetrators. The institution has a whole has enabled child abuse and probably made it worse.

Vodka Zombie: E5bie: Christians aren't perfect, just forgiven!

Not by me.

Were you molested by a Christian?

"This is vile, but whether it is more vile than the record of any other profession is not obvious."

So if you know 25 other people in your profession, one of them is a pedophile.

Does this seem logical to anyone ?

EVERYONE GETS ICE CREAM!!!

So one in every 25 people is a child molesting pedophile???

Well I guess helicopter parents were right after all!

That headline is a hot mess.

b..bu..b.but Muhammad?

It's time we bonded together and find a solution, once and for all, to keep boys from reporting this!

Really! You think that 4% of teacher's have had sex with children! I don't think so, after all most of them are women.

voodoohotdog: "This is vile, but whether it is more vile than the record of any other profession is not obvious."

So if you know 25 other people in your profession, one of them is a pedophile.

Does this seem logical to anyone ?

What, you don't believe several pedos have posted in this thread already? They're like those ghostly jesus pictures. Always with you. Remember every time you sat down in a classroom? You were sitting with a pedophile. The only question was whether or not it was the teacher.

"but that may be less of a problem than for almost any other profession..."

Catholicism: Now with 10% percent less rape!

The number or percentage of priests who are involved in this crap is not the real story.

The real story is how the church handles the situation - keep things hushed up and move the guy some place else so he has a new set of kids to prey upon.

bigsteve3OOO: you love MJ he is OK
you are all hypocrites
not me if you Fu(k a kid you are wrong

Did I miss someone defending Michael Jackson in this thread? Or are you just being a moron?

simpsonfan: The ones who covered it up or failed to report molestors to the police are just as guilty as the molestors themselves. They all deserve to be sent to prison for life death.

Seriously. Never more serious in my life. And don't stop with them.

The question is, if the % isn't that different than other professions, I wonder if the number of children per molester is different. Since most cases are by family members, I'd imagine only one or two kids, but how many kids is the priest diddling?

I had a priest try to make a move on me when I was 9.

Thankfully, my secular education had forearmed me with some knowledge on what was OK touching, and what was not OK touching.