re: #187 nonic

Of course, victims of abuse are the “lambs.” But my point was that in many local jurisdictions, the civil authorities would be more than happy to become the “wolves” given free rein over Catholic (or other Christian) workers.

Yes I agree. It would be better to speak of the priest as the “wolves and the authorities as “hunters.”

A major part of the issue is that the Church has been very successful in hindering law enforcement, not only in this case, but in many, many others. They need to be held accountable, the children need to be protected and the authorities need the ability to do their job without being blocked by the Church.

In the absence of full cooperation, one is justified in suspecting the Church of bad intentions.