A very disturbing insight into the thinking of Vatican officials

From http://www.thetablet.co.uk/latest-news.php'

Accused priests treated worse than terrorists' – Vatican official

4 August 2011

Priests accused of child abuse are denied natural justice and treated worse than terrorist suspects, according to a Vatican official. Mgr David-Maria Jaeger, a judge at the Roman Rota, the Church's appeal court, has suggested that priests accused of abuse are "pilloried" by their superiors even if an allegation against them was made by a "disgruntled parishioner". Mgr Jaeger made his comments in response to a Tablet blog posting that suggested an abuser going to confession should be required by the priest to give themselves up to police as a condition of absolution - a proposal he described as "outlandish."