I can speak from personal experience that the Mormon Church, while may have Bishops and the like committing such crimes, what is far more prevalent is church officials knowing that abuse is occurring, and cover it up. It may not necessarily be an official, but more likely from a member that commits the crime.
I have heard multiple account of cover-ups to protect members, where the victim and perpetrator work out a "spiritual" arrangement. This all being arbitrated by a church official. Note that these officials are volunteers, and are not paid or supported by the church. But also note that the Mormon church is a non-profit corporation. I find it hard to believe that the Mormons are the only Protestant church guilty of Child abuse cover-ups. The Moral Question of the Day Because it is based upon religion, but recognized as a corporation by the government, should a church (or volunteer officials) be exempt from confidentiality laws protecting worshippers who confess crimes? Are they actually protected? If a boys camp (or other non-profit non-religious corporation) covered up a crime such as this, would people hesitate to sue it into the ground? Would law enforcement hesitate to prosecute? <snip> > much different, AFAIK, than that of the general population. > > The real scandal is the truly absurd way in which this was handled. > > JDG This is the price of rejection of the inevitability of Transparency. 30 years ago, no one talked about it, especially religious institutions. Nerd From Hell
