It's about time the Police go after all the pedophiles in the Catholic Church. I can't wait to see the Catholic Church system in the US file for bankruptcy protection from all the lawsuits and judgements against them. The Catholic Church has beeen harboring pedophiles for too may years.

The Catholic Church needs to stop allowing homosexuals to become priests - they destroy anything the touch. Put them in the public school system where there's nothing left to destroy.

I've been professionally involved in youth programs for over 20 years now. After reading this article and the follow up comments, there are 2 things that stand out to me.

1. The idea that a person that we think we know very well can't be a pedophile is outdated. Too many people still want to think of pedophiles as dirty old men in trench coats who hang out near playgrounds. Actually, pedophiles work at infiltrating the trust of children and their families. They are masters of manipulating that trust. Most people are usually surprised to find out that the regular guy from down the street was raping children. Naturally, we don't want to believe that a friend or coworker is capable of this, but we need to advance out thinking.

2. Pedophilia and homosexuality are not the same thing. Just because someone prefers members of the same sex as partners does not automatically mean that they are child predators. To lump them into the same category only helps to fuel hurtful stereotypes. Pedophilia is a crime that hurts children and their families. Homosexuality is not.

For the record, I am a married, straight, non-Catholic and have no agenda here other than to make people aware of the dangers that children face everyday. Pedophiles from all walks of life must be stopped, but we need to take an informed approach towards combating it.