"Since these are cases of negligence but not crimes..."
Herein lies the problem.
Negligence involving the abuse of children IS a crime, according to God's laws.
The church and its people answer to a higher Authority than man's law--the church and its people answer to God's law.
The church fails to treat abuse of children as the serious crime against God's law that it is when the church pays damages to victims, but fails to expel negligent bishops who knew of the abuse but covered it up by assigning and reassigning abuser priests to other parishes. By failing to expel the priest abusers and negligent bishops, then God's people perceive the church to be weak in following God's laws.
Hypocrisy is a violation of God's laws.
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