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Originally Posted by Nat
Paedophile priests still play active church role
More than half of the Catholic clergy jailed for paedophile activity in England and Wales remain in the priesthood – with several receiving financial support from church authorities, raising serious questions about depth of church commitment to child protection and overshadowing the start of the papal visit.
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This is a direct product of all the shuffling and denial of a very male patriarchal structure that was allowed (by outside non-church related institutions) to act outside the law.
To me, there is a hell of a lot of blame not only for the Catholic church but outside of it. I also hope that people realize that child sexual abuse in religious organizations takes place all over and certainly not just in the Catholic church. They all need to be investigated.