when I was a catholic, the head priest of our church was just a drunk...now looking back I wonder if any of those guys were doing anything inappropiate with kids; but I have never heard of anything improper.

I live in Boston which is currently the center of all the controversy at the moment. The worst thing here is that Cardinal law will not resign, even though many are calling for it. He covered up for Geoghan for years, and continued to allow him to be a priest, and to me this says he was complicit in the child abuse. He knew the man needed help, and just kept putting him back in situations where he would have contact with kids.

Gnu; read more closely and think before you post; you are overreacting and misunderstanding and not necessarly in that order.