Charlene,
these problems (the posts you've made on this thread) are all problems created by the church, and all preventable.  No doubt that a priest could molest a child, and that first incident (or many) could go on undetected until somebody complains.  The first problem is that many DID complain, and the bishops did little, and in many cases, weighed in on the side of the priest rather than the victim.  Messages were sent when they did this, which could create cancerous "sub cultures" among the clergy.

Ultimately, when the antics of these abusers started costing the church big money, THEN the bishops acted.   Claims they "didn't know" fall apart when  you look at all of the efforts to "rehab" these guys...

The question was and remains: what moral obligations do bishops have in all of this?  I think its clear that personal accountability does NOT come into this mix for bishops.  It's also clear that children/victims, at least until recently, fall pretty low on the list too...