Do you think the catholic church should be doing more to stop child abuse?

Question

I am talking about the catholic church here and not the Christian church. There is a difference. The Christian church allow there leaders/ministers to marry like God comanded that we could do. All men have a natural urge for sex. God put that there so we could "go forth and multiply" as said in the Bible. Why then does the catholic church not allow preists to marry and also helps to hide the millions of abuse cases each year committed in the catholic church?
Nowhere in the Bible does it say that a priest cannot marry. It says "sometimes" it is good for a man not to marry not always.
when will the Catholic church realise this.

Answer 1

I totally agree...I am Catholic, and I really wish that the priests could marry....I think this would solve a lot of the problems they are facing w/ regards to child molestation. However, I think that the priests would have a sense of "guilt" in marrying, as I feel that they would still regard them marrying as "wrong"...

Answer 2

Allowing priests to marry wouldn't even be near to stopping child abuse. They can still cheat. Besides there are Pastors, married ones at that who abuse, too. It's just human nature regardless of ones religion.

Answer 3

How do you account for the millions of priests and nuns who have no desire for marriage or sexual relations and only want to live a life devoted to God?

Some are called the married life, some aren’t. Simple as that.

Answer 4

According to mental health professionals, pedophilia is not connected to celibacy or homosexuality.

This very small group of child molesters would be just as sick or evil whether or not they had taken a vow of celibacy.

For more information, see "10 Myths about Priestly Pedophilia": http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/facts/fm0011.html

With love in Christ.