to clean house and get rid of the pedophiles or risk being stained even more with this horrific problem, in which case their demise is their own fault and long overdue. If they don't do enough, they deserve all the ridicule heaped upon them and unfortunately will also be hurting those members who are sincere in their beliefs. Nobody's asked me (they rarely do) but "do enough" to me means turning all sexual predators over to local law enforcement and fully cooperating with them through the investigation and prosecution if it comes to that. In other words, they shouldn't put up with this shit, not even a little. Not only do these crimes hurt the victims (for a lifetime!) but they also damage a church that many go to for community, worship, spiritual healing and being part of something greater than themselves. All that and more gets eroded away when the leadership of the church acts antithetical to their own religious teachings.
A lot more could be said about this but that's the gist of it...as a first step. Do they deserve another chance? Depends on who you ask; they've already had a lot of time to get their shit together. But the RCC is not what's important here; the lives of the people who put their trust in the church should take precedence.
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