Why The Pews Are Empty

Hard to imagine what might be worse than priests and nuns, put in charge of small children, abusing them.

Hard to imagine what might be worse than torturing innocents with random beatings and psychological abuse that leaves them scarred for life.

Hard to imagine what could be worse than those who preached God's love not following through with their actions and doing the exact opposite.

Spain's Cardinal Antonio Canizares is possessed of a vivid imagination and he can easily imagine something worse than decades of abuse and thousands of lives destroyed.

Why, abortion is worse, says the Cardinal. Millions of lives lost, and there's your crime against humanity. What happened in the industrial schools and Magdalene laundries might have been bad, but in no way does any of it compare with abortion.

Any wonder why the Catholic Church turned a blind eye to pedophiles and abusers in the ranks? Any wonder why the Church refused to work with local police to prosecute their own perverts? Any wonder why the pews are empty?