"catastrophic failures of leadership of Catholic Church authorities over many decades"

"In a far-reaching report on child sex abuse in Australia, a government commission is recommending that the country's Catholic Church lift its celibacy requirement for diocesan clergy and be required to report evidence of abuse revealed in confession.

Those are among the 400 recommendations contained in the 17-volume final report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse, which is wrapping up a five-year investigation – the longest in Australia's history.

'We have concluded that there were catastrophic failures of leadership of Catholic Church authorities over many decades,' the report said."

Catholic Church Singled Out In Australian Sex Abuse Report : The Two-Way : NPR 

bingo! hit the nail right on the head! 

from the beginning the correct, simple response of the catholic church has been painfully obvious:

   1. say "mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa" and mean it 

   2. do everything possible for the victims 

   3. make changes such that it never happens again

   4. if it happens again, then repeat steps 1 through 4 

but, 3 generations of popes have catastrophically failed to respond correctly--not just in australia, but everywhere. * why? because, like pharisees, the last 3 popes (all 3 co-conspirators, who protected those who covered up priests who sexually abused children--including 1 who has been declared a saint) have been deaf, dumb and blind to Jesus. How to Find Gold in God’s Word: Reading the Bible with Supernatural Help | Desiring God 

pity.

* The Death of Cardinal Bernard Law and the Legacy of Clergy Sex Abuse | The New Yorker  

"... perversion...sacrilege..." 
gross hypocrisy and anti-Christian. 

Australian Archbishop Found Guilty In Cover-Up Of Child Sex Abuse : The Two-Way : NPR 

"Amid worldwide allegations of long-standing abuse in the church, Australia last year published a landmark study of the problem in that country.

The far-reaching report, which took five years to complete, interviewed more than 8,000 people who shared their experiences of abuse and 2,500 cases were referred to police as a result."