The bishop is correct.
Why is all the attention only on the priest offenders and not on teachers, coaches, ministers, rabbis, counselors etc. who also offend.
Do ANY of those offenders or their employers have to PAY.
This is an attempt to destroy the Catholic Church but they won't be able to do so as God is protecting His church but He is cleaning it out. Just don't make the mistake of thinking Jesus can be stamped in the dirt. HE is greater than any scandal by humans. He left His church in the hands of human beings, some of whom have failed miserably.
Let's look at those who serve heroically by devoting their lives to serving Him both in the clergy and in the lay people.
We don't seem to hear anything about them in the news. Seems like an agenda to me on the part of those who hate the church.

Stephen,
Hardly. If you will take a few minutes to study the statistics you will find that most sexual abuse occurs in the child's home and is perpetrated by a relative of the child. This is the most "covered up" crime in the world. Also, more abuse occurs in public schools than in churches and it occurs in all denominations. Facts, Stephen, get the facts.
All who perpetrate such evil should and will be punished. Have faith in our God.

And then, they reiterate cases,true or false, from years and years ago, as something new and fresh and newsworthy.

Perhaps Stephen, you should overcome your own denial and face the fact that priests did and do have the lowest incidence of sexual abuse. The so-called cover-up was the Bishop's stupidity in listening to psychologists, lawyers and insurance companies in dealing with priests who were guilty. I also suggest you inform yourself by reading the John Jay report which should that 88% of sexual abuse cases were committed by priests who were homosexual. Finally, the liberal media is accountable for not reporting on the overwhelming majority of sexual abuse committed by professions outside the priesthood. School districts, governments and other organizations are quite guilty along with the media of covering the tracks of these guilty abusers.

I continue to have problems with the "why us?" view of the church's middle and upper hierarchy. The church is SUPPOSED to lead by example. This nuncio seems to be more concerned about money and advertising than living faithfully by example. I thought that bishops (and this person is an ARCHbishop) was supposed to be descended from the first apostles, who REJOICED at being persecuted. I continue to be dismayed and disgusted at the men stewarding this church on earth. I love my Catholic faith and tradition, more so than ever before in my life, but I cannot say the same for the men stewarding the church.

Stephen is correct when he talks about the covering up. With all the shuffling of the priests from one parish to the next and in one case that I know of, one state to another. It wasn't right, and God used the judicial system and jounalism field to bring this evil to an end.

Nuncio is absolutely correct. This attack on the Church is fueled by evil intentions. There have been studies done since the abuse scandal broke out that show a much, much percentage of abuse in public schools. But you can't sue the government, at least in the USA, so go after the money where you can get it say the lawyers - the Chuch. This is not to excuse or defend the henious action of the priests, bishops and archbishops who allowed it to occur in the Churhc AT ALL. They deserve everything they get. I hope one day they will all be gone and the Church and its ministers will be holy again. But the public should be fair and also seek out anyone anywhere who destroys the innocence of children or young adults. That includes public schools, day care centers, and wherever they are. But of course, there is no such virtue in the world today as fairness, is there?

Stephen, you might wish to familiarize yourself with the histories of other denominations, the education system (huge), organizations such as Planned Parenthood where known non-reporting (reporting required by law) of abuse of minors, hiding abusers is everywhere by the thousands TODAY and even promoted by the media. Then, perhaps your opinion might be an educated one. And...if you had any experience with general abuse taking place mostly in families, boyfriends of parent, neighbors, etc. never getting to court due to the hiding of the perpetrators, and....even if it gets to court, what is the usual procedure???? Psychiatric evaluation and treatment. Even to today!! Just where does all this differ from former Church procedures in our culture?? Seeming ignorance reigns! And there's no excuse for it today as there is so much more known. Yet, while the Church has gone overboard with attempts to prevent further homosexual predators from entering its ranks, people appear to be happy with the enormous amount of same stuff going on elsewhere, in the very protected ghettos of minority privileges. But, hey, it's not a reason to be prejudicial for personal motives so it really doesn't matter that more children are even being abducted, raped, etc. right in front of you with no "horror" at all. This is what the bishop is getting at - hypocrisy via discrimination.

Stephen: Catholic hierarchy did what other Christian Churches did. MANY times when clergy were reassigned they reformed. We Catholics are getting it in the back because we are against the greatest injustice all ABORTION. Add Catholic thinking against the practice
of homosexuality and artifici-
cial birth control and if you have the slightest smatterling
of intellectual acumen, you will ought to have another view. Plato101

It seems the other professions have done pretty well at covering up. Those cases are not in the press. What about school officials who have covered up and transfered abusive teachers. No word there? Again, the archbhishop is right -- everyone needs to be denounced not just the Church. There is agenda behind those who single out the Church.

Abuse, in any form, is not something that can be condoned. However, I believe that data from international organizations showing that priests are responsible for the smallest percentage of sexual abuse is being purposely overlooked by the media. Why would they like to point the finger at themselves?? Teachers, doctors, relatives and many others turn a blind eye to the abuse that is occurring in society. Why are not these people being sued? It may have been late, but the Church is now taking a few steps to find a solutuion. I believe it is time the rest of society - especially the media -follow suit.

It is very true that the media extremely overplays the sex-abuse scandal within the Catholic Church when compared with rampant sexual abuse at the hands of other professions, in other institutions; the public school system jumps right to the front of my mind. It is also true that the Church has been unfairly targeted by legislatures in their attempt to eliminate applicable statute of limitations, but only as they apply to the Church. For example in certain jurisdictions public school systems came rushing to the defense of the Church in these battles, but only when it was suggested that the statute of limitations should be abrogated and eliminated against all institutions, including public schools. However, since the Church was established by Christ, it also should be expected and needs to be held to a higher standard. It also needs to be transparent in its' attempts to live up to those standards. In otherwords, it may not be fair in how the Church is treated by the media, but the Church has been persecuted for 2000 years; one, it ought to be use to it and know better that it must not just reach the bar, but must actually set the bar for honesty, integrity, and transperency in addressing problems/issues within.

Perhaps the Nuncio should talk about the way in which the Catholic hierarchy tried to protect and cover up those criminals in the clergy. In this the Chuch ranks first among offenders.