I am not sure about the catholic religion. I have never really known any catholics to ask them their beliefs. What I feel is happening from all of this .... I grew up in a baptist church and now am a member of a penticostal church so I believe in Jesus Christ and his second coming... and well I also believe we are living in the last days and Jesus is soon to return... so now is satan's last chances to turn people away from God and into sin sooooooooooo who better than to have as prey than the priests? I think that pedofilia (sp) is just disgusting but like any sexual perversion I am sure it is hard to break so that is how the divil hit them.... and too that can make anyone who is not involved in any religion turn from it because I am sure no one is going to believe in the goodness of God when his chosen priest are molesting children,,,,,, but that is just my opinion.