All systems protect the ones in their group. Unions protect the thugs, schools protect the teachers, police protect the officers, the medical association protects the doctors, etc.....
There are pedophiles in all denominations of religion. Since they are supposed to be adhering to religious rules, it makes it a good place to hide.
http://www.adultsabusedbyclerg...AnyDenomination.html
Unsafe In Any Denomination
What the Experts Say
Experts from many denominations report on the dramatic extent and harmful impact of sexual boundary violation of adults and adolescents by ministers, pastors, priests, rabbis and other clergy. In contrast, news accounts of allegations of sexual violations of women and men by clergy often show confusion among the general public about the nature of sexual exploitation of adults by clergy.
Heather Hahn. "Sexual misconduct tests denomination." United Methodist News Service (January 27, 2011).
A survey of 6,000 United Methodists found: Half of all laywomen and one-third of laymen witness or are victims of some degree of sexual harassment or misconduct in their congregations, from inappropriate comments by the pastor or laity in leadership to physical assault and stalking.
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A national study of clergy sexual misconduct with adults was published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion in 2009. The Baylor University School of Social Work research was funded by the Ford Foundation. Click here for background information on the goals of this study.
Dean of Baylor University School of Social Work Professor Diana Garland said she was surprised by the magnitude of the problem and "had never imagined the extent."
"We knew anecdotally that clergy sexual misconduct with adults is a huge problem, but we were surprised it is so prevalent across all denominations, all religions, all faith groups, all across the country," she said.
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In comments made during the national Cooperative Baptist Fellowship meeting held in Charlotte, June 2010, Dean Diana Garland elaborated further on the findings of the Baylor research study mentioned above. An article by Norman Jameson in the online Biblical Recorder (July 12, 2010), "Garland labels clergy misconduct abuse of power", reports:
Those who reported suffering abuse at the hands of clergy self-identified as being members of 17 Christian and Jewish denominational bodies. …The one anomaly that surfaced, which [Professor Diana Garland] had never published until speaking at this meeting, was that the incidence of clergy abuse appeared to be three times as frequent in black congregations.
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Barbara Bradley's National Public Radio segment on "Protestant Scandals" that aired on April 22, 2002, discussed the case of Greg Tucker, Church of the Nazarene. Bradley reported that about one-third of clergy have had inappropriate sexual contact with congregants. The NPR story includes an interview with Joyce Seelen, a lawyer who has sued clergy in many denominations, including Episcopalian, Methodist, Church of Christ and Church of the Nazarene clergy. Bradley also interviews Joe Trull, Professor of Christian Ethics at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, who discusses how Protestant congregations often react when their minister is accused of abuse: circle the wagons to defend the accused minister, blame the victim, or even blame the minister's wife.