text: DoninKansas,
  So sorry Don. 
  We all are with you, our spirits are one and with total compassion for you and so many others.
  Here is or might be a comforting thought. I have a friend who is a now retired Protestant pastor. He and I have talked about this issue. The Protestants and the Jews deal with this issue as well. BUT - BUT both faiths deal with the issue way-far more effectively and efficiently than our Catholic Faith. 
  Those faiths deal with child sex abuse immediately and permanently. Any pastor or Rabbi is banned forever from ever having another congregation. Sooo, if they can do it so can we -- no one has to reinvent the wheel, but only to learn from those others who do so with great fortitude and in proper spirit.
  Don, many thanks for sharing your experience with us a making this problem very REAL for us all. 
   
  All the best to you and yours--
  bob