I think to some extent, when this first broke, people like John Paul II and Cardinal Ratzinger, who is now Benedict XVI, men who obviously take their priestly vows very seriously, simply could not believe that priests in such significant numbers could be staining those vows in such an utterly inconceivable way.
Allen explains the initial disbelief of church leaders regarding the extent of the abuse crisis.
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