OK, Smokey, so what ARE you saying? That we need to keep children away from church-run Irish government schools that closed forty years ago? As I understand it, the last of these schools closed in the 1970's, but most were already closed by 1970.

And Barry, the numbers I've heard are that between two and five percent of Catholic priests have molested or abused children. That's a serious problem, but it's hardly a pedophile factory.

Get real, people. The problem is everywhere - and it won't go away if you put all the blame on churches, priests, and nuns. Even hockey moms can be dangerous.

-Joe-