[SkyBelow]

Are you sure others wouldn't be treated the same? Penn State wasn't shut down. Many countries which continue to allow such abuse aren't overthrown. Federal agencies that engage in child abuse are allowed to keep doing so as long as they eventually catch a few bad guys by doing so. Gymnastic program continues to run. Schools often get away without even a proverbial slap on the wrist.

[maxxxxx]

they were very bad and should have been prosecuted more aggressively no doubt. But they didn’t show a repeated behavior over decades of covering up abuse or transferring guilty employees to other cities or countries. The behavior of the church was on a different level.

[SkyBelow]

It definitely was on a larger scale, but it was also by a larger organization. Given the extent of the Penn State cover up compared to the number of individuals involved, and scale their sports program to the size of the Catholic Church, I'm not so certain the numbers are that far off.

Also, much of the abuse by the Catholic Church happens in third world countries. What few studies I've seen of child abuse rates in general in those countries paint an extreme grim picture compared to other countries. I say this with full knowledge that in the US we have rates of 1 in 5 for similar forms of abuse.

[maxxxxx]

“Also, much of the abuse by the Catholic Church happens in third world countries”

Germany and Ireland are not exactly third world countries to my knowledge.

[rayiner]

Right. We didn’t shut down the US Olympic team or the IOC did we?