Sorry to take a second bite of the cherry, but I've been meaning to say that I am not unheeding of the "false claims" problem - though I am pleased that the pendulum has swung at last towards favouring the accusers. But my concern is more for the falsely accused than for the church's ill-gotten riches.

The question of false accusation reminds me of a film I've not seen mentioned in many years, The Loudest Whisper, starring Shirley Maclaine among others. As far as I remember religion was not a factor, but it was a long time ago. (And the subject was lesbianism, not child abuse.)