Unreal.
The RC Church will always have this problem as long as they have a vow of celibacy for priests IMO. Not being able to marry or have a family will attract those with a same sex attraction and a significant amount of these are always going to be paedophiles too.
With regards to cover ups, the problem, IMO, is the focus on the importance on the actual Church itself. I'm not saying these horrendous incidents don't take place in Protestant Churches either - they do, but nowhere near as much. This is, IMO, because the RC Church places such importance on the actual organisation for salvation whereas Protestant Churches don't have this, so they won't have the same urge to cover it up and try to uphold it's image.
It's dreadfully sad, and as an outsider looking in, I think those at the top are a huge part of the problem. I'd be interested to hear the thoughts of any Catholics on what I've said, Peter, Buc, MOA?
Being gay doesn’t make you want to
**** kids.