Have, for awhile, figured that parents that would send their children to be taught that they are, "by birth" sinful, and bad, and corrupt by nature...and that women were the cause of punishment for their sins of all mankind...and that only by atonement and confession of those sins are they saved from hell everlasting.....what monsters...what truely evil monsters.....then I remember, they were brought up by the same kind of brain washed monsters.....such is the evil damage done by religion

I so vividly recall being only 5 or 6 years old and being in tears in church listening to the sermon about my sins and believing that I was going to Hell. That's child abuse.

My patch is reason ie: Science

If the church protects the criminals then they share responsibility and should be held legally liable. A thousand multi-million dollar settlements bankrupting the diocese should correct the problem. When the churches are sold to pay the victims maybe the church will get the message.

Its too bad more people don't see Religion has Poison

Sad that all but 2 cases are voting the statute of limitations now. The church hid this for so long.

I cannot fathom the horror those children have gone through. Nor can I fathom the kind of monsters that would cover it up for all these years.

They should all go to prison for a very long time.

If you don't already know John Fugelsang on Sirius radio and live on Facebook his comments were directed to the Pope today. His parents are a former nun and priest. Thoughtful broadcast.

Like I've been saying, parents who send their children to Catholic schools and churches after decades of reported routine pedophilia and cover-ups, should be indicted along with the priests for child endangerment.

This something that saddens and angers me big time. I hope that everyone pays even the ones that turn their heads while it was happening. You don't destroy a child's life...that's unforgivable!!

The biggest problem after it happened was that they have hid it all these years and want to continue denying it. Things like this are what makes religion poison.

Disgusting. This has been going on much too long with no real consequences for the offenders. It's criminal.

All of those priest and the people that covered up for them need to have lifetime prison terms.

This is traceable back to the church enforcing celibacy among its officiates so that they couldn't marry & pass on their estates to family & descendants. Corruption: The gift that keeps on taking, and taking ever more to perpetuate itself. Quite literally an atrocity.

The sexual abuse of children by priests is the primary reason I turn my back on religion and the catholic church years ago.

Yeah, this is absolutely sickening. Hitchens said it best, "Religion Poisons Everything." My fear here now is that the power and political clout of the church will somehow shield these disgustingly sick criminals from prosecution.