"Thousands of children suffered sexual abuse in Dutch Catholic
institutions over the past 65 years, and church officials knew about the
abuse but failed to stop it or help victims because they feared
sparking scandals, according to a long-awaited report released Friday. "
Brungard - Scandal avoidance is often cited to explain a coverup. It does not excuse the coverup. Those who cite it simply hope to mitigate their own conscience and or the social outcry that will follow with exposure. I propose a bit more sinister motive. Given such a large and powerful and wide reaching organization as the catholic church, and given the large number of employees given access to children; I must consider that some or many working to cover up acts of child sex abuse were trying to cover their own behavior by covering for others. I suggest this motive is often the case among and between so many employees and so many reported cases of child sex abuse, including rape.
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/12/16/1046108/-Report-Slams-Dutch-Catholic-Church-Over-Child-Sex-Abuse
Brungard - Scandal avoidance is often cited to explain a coverup. It does not excuse the coverup. Those who cite it simply hope to mitigate their own conscience and or the social outcry that will follow with exposure. I propose a bit more sinister motive. Given such a large and powerful and wide reaching organization as the catholic church, and given the large number of employees given access to children; I must consider that some or many working to cover up acts of child sex abuse were trying to cover their own behavior by covering for others. I suggest this motive is often the case among and between so many employees and so many reported cases of child sex abuse, including rape.
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/12/16/1046108/-Report-Slams-Dutch-Catholic-Church-Over-Child-Sex-Abuse