"Next contestant??? "
Oh please! Don't scamper away with your tail between your legs.
You asked for proof that the Catholic Church has more pederasts than any other religious denomination - I say it has in Ireland and give you the evidence of the Ryan and Murphy reports and ask you to name one other oganisation that can be shown to have more.
I add that it probably has where the church has any influence.
Where have I not answered your question and where have you answered mine?
Fact - the Catholic Church in Ireland, and, as it is now emerging, in other countries where it has influence, harboured one of the most successful and well-organised paedophile rings ever.
Not only were clergymen allowed to rape ands sexually and physically assault children for decades, but, if their 'little weaknesses' (the sexual ones - the beatings were taken as suitable forms of 'correction') came to public attention, they were protected by the silence of their fellow-clergymen and superiors and passed through the system to other locations, where they continued 'the good work'.
Their victims and families were sworn to secrecy by a church that was well used to using spiritual blackmail and political influence.
When these facts were placed before the present head of the church, his response was that the interests of the church and the welfare of the abusive priests had to be taken into consideration - and he did nothing. His response from the beginning of the exposures has been to keep it an 'in-house' matter rather than report these crimes to the authorities.
If you can show me that none of this happened, or can name one other organisation, secular or sacred, who ran, or was in a position to run such an organisation and behave like this, you have your victory and are welcome to it.
Jim Carroll