@z0z0,
First, the definition of condone I use comes from the Hutchinson Encyclopaedia.
"This means to overlook or forgive bad behaviour, or to treat it as unimportant; example a woman is said to condone her husband's adultery if she continues to live with him as his wife although she knows what is going on."
Based on this defintion of condone, yes, the Catholic Church condoned the priests behavior.
I am not saying they told the priests it was okay or to "go for it".
I do not judge the accused priests. I have no right to judge them. And as I stated before agree with your answer of who can judge, "God and history".
I consider myself an imperfect human being.
Let's look at it this way. Who has the power and authority? I would say the priests as leaders in the church had that power, and they abused that power by exploiting the children.
The RCC church had the power and authority. My main complaint is they steadfastly denied the accustaions when they were first known. There is documented proof, the Church knew and reassigned the priests to parishes where they were still in a position to continue their behavior.
Reassigning is great, but how about a different ministry, where no children are involved?
The denial is what bothers me most. Doesn't Christianity support, admitting your sins and asking for forgiveness? I would say the RCC did not do this.
Regarding the Holocaust. America did not have the sole authority to stop the Holocaust and as I stated before, I believe their mission with our allies was to the win the war. By winning the war and defeating Nazi Germany we eventually did stop the Holocaust.
What does the RCC have in place to stop priests from committing pedophilia? Have they addressed the basic, human sexual needs of the Church?
I would support priest's being able to be married. Do you know how long the Catholic Church had mandated celebacy and do you know why?
I would argue the RCC wanted priests to be celebate so they would have no heirs and all personal property would belong to the Church.
Would you have confidence in a single, celebate marriage counselor? Can they really know the the real human issues of marriage?
Just some questions to ponder or answer. Sorry if my answer in longwinded. i try to be thorough.