"Agreed, but I think that only the offenders should be punished, and not the entire group"
The church was aware this was going on and did nothing and in many cases actively covered it up so they are all "offenders" in this respect
Smythe's Bishop actually humiliated the parents of his victims when tey raised the issue
Two years ago, when an abusive high level clergyman gave a sermon and a victim raised his voice in protest at him being allowed to do so, he was physically thrown out of the building
I won't repeat the story of the Nuns who described their victims as "the sweepings of the street"
Some of your church have learned nothing, atoned for nothing, and refuse to acknowledge that their behaviour was evil
To scapegoat a few seems not enough to me
Jim Carroll