That is NOT what I am indicating.
The USA Conference of Bishops recognized that some priests have acted
inappropriately in the past, and that every solution that was tried in
the past was not working. Therefore, they decided to become much more
proactive, and they changed all past protocols on dealing with any
priest even accused of inappropriate behavior. Now, the Bishops KNOW
that priests are men, and that they sin. However, anyone who sins by
abusing a child will no longer be tolerated. The accused priest would
be removed immediately, and a thorough investigation would ensue.
These protocols came into existence in 2002 in the USA. Unfortunately,
bishops in most other countries around the world did not learn this
lesson, nor did they even attempt to keep up with current events. We
know that the nature of Bishops is that they are old, and that tend to
try to avoid big problems.
Over the past decade, other countries have learned that they need to
listen to lessons learned in the USA. Some foreign bishops have
learned this lesson. Others are still living with blinders on.
>If raping children is the product of one's cultural background, as
>you've suggested, how do you explain all the priests with a
>Euro-American background that also raped children, rightard?
Abusing children is not a "cultural" problem, it is a human problem.
Dealing with problems show a cultural bias and background. The crisis
is not that certain humans sin by abusing children. This is a human
trait. The crisis is that the lleaders did not deal directly with the
problems known to exist.
Kinda like the IRS, Sec of State, FBI, and NSA problems today.