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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]The fact that this number includes all credible accusations, not just those that have involved insurance companies, and still is less than the number of cases in Protestant churches reported by just three insurance companies, should be making front page of The New York Times and the network evening news. It’s not. [/quote]

The Catholic Church reported all [b]credible[/b] accusations not just those that involved insurance companies.  Also, there would be no reporting of any kind for the plethora of "storefront" churches without the requisite insurance.  The point being that the abuse in Protestant churches has never received the same scrutiny, public outrage or abundance of news coverage received by the Catholic Church.  No doubt this is due in part to the actions of the Church itself, but I think there is a large issue at play.  Thre is a general hatred of the Church for its conservative teachings and the idea of celibacy (by choice) is unfathomable in a society embracing few social or moral restrictions on sexuality.  The point I was trying to make and which seemed to be lost on you, is that there is a constant barrage of "child rapist" comments thrown about on this forum without recognition that child abuse crosses denominational lines and indeed is prevalent in our society generally.  I think it is dangerous to ignore the incidences of abuse in the Protestant churches (and indeed elsewhere) giving the impression that children are only unsafe in a Catholic setting.  [/quote]

To the extent that there is push back on The Catholic Church, particularly the Conference of Bishops, that is because the Conference has been very aggresssive about pushing its conservative agenda onto the rest of the country.  If the Conference can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.  Moreover, the "Church" has been very aggressive in promoting itself as the sole and rightful Christian Church. Many Christians, including most Catholics, fundamentally disagree with many current beliefs of "The Church."  To this mainstream Protestant, "The Church" comes across as arrogant, overly rightious and hypocritical.  When I mean "The Church," I mean the Conference and the Vatican, not practicising Catholics.  While "The Church" can't be blamed for a few pedophiles in its midst, the Church is directly responsible for cover up, including Cardinals and Bishops still in power.  The Church can come across as hypocritical in much the same as the right wing Evangelicals who preach family values and who later are revealed to be gays, sleeping around, etc.  And there are multiple examples of the latter.[/quote]

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