jOhn arsks: why don't they just ban them from been church people?...

Good question. Unfortunately, the really big lawsuits (in the US of A anyway) stem from the fact that, so far from banning them, the church officials went out of their way to cover up the pedophilia and keep the errant priests on.

So jOhn's got the right idea. Anyone want to campaign for jOhn becoming Archbishop of Canterbury? (A step up from being Sir jOhn of Hull, MBE or no MBE).

Doug