Here's the thing: The percentage of priests who are pedophiles is small.

[MineralMan]

14. There is really no way to know.

Clearly, professions that put adults into positions of trust with children tend to attract those who wish to take advantage of that.

Although, now, the RCC appears to be acknowledging the problem, they are not doing anything systematic that would correct the problem. The "sanctity of the confessional" is one of the chief issues. Under duress, the church, diocese by diocese, is being forced to show its records of such abuses. As that happens, people are beginning to understand how widespread that abuse and the coverup has been for decades.

Other organizations that focus on children have also been caught covering up. The Boy Scouts of America is an example. However, the BSA has made systematic changes as a response. The Vatican has not done that. Instead, it issues platitudes from the Pope, but does nothing to change how its hierarchy operates. The Pope "deplores" past actions, but changes nothing.

It is failing in its responsibility to its congregations, I think, and that will not end well for the organization.