This comment is cont. from comment below: so why does this report give a false impression about celibacy & homosexuality influencing child abuse in priests & refuses to state that having women priests & bishops would automatically lower future abuse rates simply because women have always abused less often and usually not sexually? Simple answer-These experts want married priests as they are ex-priests themselves & they don't care that this would not change any rate of abuse to children in our church because that does not get them what they want.  They themselves are sexist & don't really want ordained women priests so they use the Future Church mode of speech & say the church's lacking female authority & leadership roles? may have made abuse more likely.  Sexual abusers go to where there is best access & the least threat to be caught.  Children would likely tell a woman priest in their parish if their co-pastor was hurting them.  We need to do what is right and ordain women priests now