Mike
"......their paedophilia was actually enjoined on them by their Catholic faith, would they?"
That any religion may have abusers in their midst is something that might be claimed of any organisation; that the heirarchy of those organisations should protect those abusers and allow them to continue their abuses "in the interests of the organisation or religion" becomes a religious matter.
Pro-life groups that overstep (todays) norms may be now looked on askance by the church, but it is within living memory that churches as a body have actively persecuted "sinners", physically, mentally and socially for their sins. I've mentioned before our elderly neighbour who had her eardrum burst by a priest for attending a dance - a not uncommon occurence up to relatively recently.
I don't think that any religion can claim the high ground when it comes to abuse of power and position.
I believe that most religions by their absolutist nature, have a tendency towards oppression and persecution which is only restricted by the power they possess.
Jim Carroll