Smokey, if you could look at the criminal records of the people around you, you will find that one in twenty has committed some sort of crime that you would consider horrible. So, do you go through life not trusting the people around you, since one in twenty is a criminal? Yes, it is certainly a reason to be watchful - but certainly not a valid reason for abandoning human trust.

Joe, I was talking specifically about priests committing certain crimes in certain situations. To try and equate that with all people, all crimes, and in all situations is plain nonsense. I was certainly not advocating the abandoning of human trust. I merely asked how the innocent priests could now be expected to be trusted with children.

Do you honestly think people should trust priests with their children knowing (or thinking) there is a 1 in 20 chance they will be abused? I, for one, care about mine infinitely more than that, and there is no way I would take that chance.