yes, they do need to stop ****ing children, and they need to stop covering it up when it happens. But they need to do more than that, they need to make it clear to the people that it has stopped. They need to make it clear that Priests/Bishops/Archbishops/Cardinals/the Pope can be trusted again. Do you really think all that can happen with the current guy?

actually, Priests being Celibate wasn't originally part of Catholic doctrine. Early on, Priests could get married.

The reason giving for not allowing Women to be Priests(that none of the 12 disciples were women) just seems silly to me. None of the disciple were Chinese, does that mean a Chinese person can't become a Priest? Also, I believe all the disciples were Jewish, does this mean that only Jewish people can be Priests.

but really, I didn't mean to say that the Catholics to start acting like Protestants, I just meant that the Catholic church needs to change. It is in crisis mode, there is a Priest storage. I really don't think it can keep going the way its going.

if you ask me, keeping a Pope that covered for a Priest that molested children is a BIG violation of basic Catholic doctrine.