A priest is discovered to have been actively molesting children. His superior is notified in 1980. One of the things he is told of is the priest's forcing an 11 year old boy to perform oral sex on him. The superior does not contact the police. He approves a transfer of the priest to a different city, where the priest is required to undergo therapy but is also subsequently able to resume his work with access to children. Six years later, the priest is again found guilty of abusing children. This time, he serves a sentence, but he is subsequently allowed to resume work as a priest, with the church authorities hiding his past from future parishes, and is only removed from his position three days ago.
Church hierarchy in the US, Ireland, Germany and Australia all covered up sex scandals the same way. Can we assume this is church protocol?
If this person headed a secular organization, or if he were a politician, he would be forced to resign.
In the Catholic Church's eyes, the priest are the victims that need protection. This is not anti-Catholic rhetoric, this is the truth. More and more victims will come forward, when will the church followers demand justice?
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