How am I blaming the whole group, Joe? I'm blaming the members of the Church hierarchy who, when they know of the abuse, help to perpetuate it by their dilatory behaviour. To make things worse for the victims. Those members of the hierarchy, such as your Bishop of Kansas, are betraying the trust of the whole institution. This is not just about a few errant priests. Far more people than that are involved. The fact that the Church has dealt with this so ineptly speaks volumes about its sheer incompetence as an institution when things go badly wrong. The priest abusers are evil men. The inaction, or inappropriate action, of those in your institution who could have done something about it is inexcusable. It isn't just those priests. It's every other Catholic who knew or suspected what was going on who did either nothing or the wrong thing. They helped to perpetuate the abuse. And that is far from being the " entire group."