Religion

other states that the problem is larger than anyone thought before. Comparisons with other organizations are irrelevant. the Boy Scouts of America had a big problem like this. They have changed a great deal in their system to prevent potential abusers from becoming adult leaders and are doing specific training of their youth membership to help them understand and avoid the issue. They have done things to fix the problem.

The Roman Catholic Church is just saying things about their problem, and doing little to change the environment that caused the problem within its leadership. In the meantime, Archdioceses like the one here in Minneapolis St. Paul filed bankruptcy to limit the amount they would have to pay victims. Similar bankruptcies to limit financial responsibility have occurred elsewhere. The Pope, the ultimate leader of the global RCC, speaks emphatically about the problem, but does nothing to materially change the organization and to try to prevent it from continuing or recurring.

Comparisons with other organizations do not in any way mitigate the problem with the RCC. Not in any way. Calls for such comparisons from outside of the church are worthless, since accurate numbers are not available from the organizations who violate children in this way. They remain hidden, and may be far worse than what has been publicly admitted.

Any organization with a child sexual abuse issue within its leadership is culpable, on its own, without resorting to comparisons. It is each organization that is responsible for its own actions. The Roman Catholic Church is not the Boy Scouts of America, although it does sponsor BSA troops. The RCC is not the SBC, although both have a child sexual abuse problem.

The answer must be found in each individual organization, which must also find solutions that work within its organization. Comparisons do not matter. Children matter. Sexually abused children matter. There are no excuses, and no amount of "whataboutism" will resolve the problem.

There is no punting in this game. Every play matters and the goal remains the same. Eliminate child sexual abuse by adults in every organization - ONE AT A TIME. Each organization is equally responsible for the children in its charge. Period.