I've said this before, but I suppose I better repeat it for those who see this thread as a chance to kick the shit out of religion in general and the Catholic branch of Christianity in particular.
I'm an atheist...always have been, but I know many good people who love and need their religion, most are simply not emotionally strong enough to deal with the horrors we meet on our journey, or the losses we endure.

The Church took the cowards way out over this issue, in failing to confront what was going on.....in many ways organised religion is run like a business.....Keep a clean wholesome profile tho' your ingredients may be toxic, admit nothing and cover up the evidence.

How the Church really conducts itself has no bearing on the spiritual needs or wishes of those who believe in Christ and his God given ability to redeem the evil doers in society
These people are the "religious" not the ones who administer the business, so don't kick them, they are blameless

And remember, when this abuse was actually happening, the Catholic Church, the Pope, even the congregation were all absent.
I most cases, the only people there, were a young teenage boy and a man with a hard on........Ake