Yes Issy, we can make light of the rock spiders in the Catholic Church. As ALTRAV one of paedophile apologists said, its only these guys "getting their rocks off".

Paul,

I wasn't making light of rock spiders, I was only trying to help you!!

Thank you for the help Issy, sorry. This bloke is a bit of a weirdo, got pinged in 2010 for taking nude photos of a schoolboy. Then the Church does nothing about him, lets him go off to World Youth Day where he's seen running around taking more happy snaps of kids, presumably with their clothes on. Then he gets up to him old tricks of taking another boys photo in the nutty. Gets 18 months in the slammer. This ones cut and dry, they had the evidence, his collection of happy snaps, and he's still a priest.

How are you going wit the book?

Paul,

The book is fascinating, gives a very different view and I would think that the real story is a mix of the two.
I do find the book a bit heavy going in spots and his essays into fiction, whilst readable, don't do much for the overall story.

Regarding the priest, ordinarily, a priest always remains a priest although he may be forbidden to exercise the role of a priest.
See:http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loss_of_clerical_state_(Catholic_Church)

Hi Issy;

Leo Kennedy, has put an extensive amount of references at the back, detailing official documents from the time. I know how much you like your references, you're always asking me for references. Did you get that job from the last reference I gave you? ha ha.
Let me know when you get to the part about the gang of pedophile priests rustling school boys in the Wombat Rangers in 1870, just to keep on topic.
Reading 'Classic Australian Folklore' by A.K. Macdougall at the moment, its been a good read

Dear Paul,

Reading the book by Louise Milligan,
"The Cardinal..." is also a real eye-opener.

Cardinal Pell has now been sentenced to six years jail
with a non-parole period of 3 years, 8 months.
He's also on the register as a pedophile.

In my opinion it was a very light sentence. Just for
the cover ups, the protection of abusive clergy,
and the refusal to admit egregious mistakes, and show
any remorse, moving abusive priests from parish
to parish thus giving them access to new victims,
fighting the claims of victims at every term,
- he deserves at least 20 years.