1. First of all, the report is woefully silent about what should be done to punish bishops who have protected abusive priests. 2. Four American bishops have resigned this year amid their own sex scandals, and many other bishops have been accused of protecting abusive priests. 3. In his earlier comments, Bush seemed supportive of the hierarchy, despite reports that church officials were protecting priests who committed crimes. 4. Keating said that he expects his commission to call for the resignation of bishops who protected abusive priests, an act that he called obstruction of justice. 5. Serrano told reporters that high-ranking church officials who have protected pedophile priests should themselves be held criminally liable. 6. The Archdiocese of San Francisco and Diocese of Santa Rosa are also accused of conducting a conspiracy to protect the priests. 7. The charter, however, made no mention of how bishops who have protected abusive priests might be sanctioned, which Keating lamented. 8. The National Human Rights Commission, a federal agency, demanded that the government protect the priest. 9. Daly denied allegations that the church regularly sought to protect priests who molest children by covering up their activities. 10. Daly denied allegations that the church regularly sought to protect priests who molest children. |