Abuse of trust in the Catholic Church

Roman Catholics are taught from early childhood to respect priests and to believe what priests tell them about God and religion. Pedophile priests can easily abuse this position. For example, Alexander Bede Walsh was convicted of serious sex assaults against boys. 
One child abuse victim said Walsh gave him alcohol, told him drinking it would get him to heaven; another believed abuse was the hand of god touching him.

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