"the priest is in a position of power, traditionally esp. over women. It takes a lot of self-confidence and guts to confront someone like that. "

Kat, while I agree it takes more courage to find out facts from a person than embarking on a campaign against them, I don't believe it takes much more courage than facing up to the fact you might be wrong. For most of us, that isn't very difficult. For others, I think maybe it is.

If a person isn't afraid to assume evil and accuse a person on the internet, they should at least have the "courage" to do the minimally decent thing and try to find out if their assumptions are anything but their own sour imagination.

Anyone who thinks their fear is more important than the truth is probably going to suffer a lot in their lives, and share that suffering with others. Personally, I don't need it.