In the newspapers today, there is a front page article about 'Predator Priests'. The scandal is about paedophile catholic priests in some Western countries. I have no doubt that there are many cases of misconduct.
There are black sheep in any group, any organisation. Jesus had 12 apostles at first, yet within the 12 there was one black sheep. Those of us who work in groups will surely agree that even in small groups of 10, you will find a black sheep. It does not matter whether the groups are religious, political, commercial, family, voluntary, social or business in nature.
The church is no difference. There are thousands of priests and bishops and deacons worldwide. If 1 in ten thousand is a black sheep, there are plenty of them.
The church, or any organisation, needs a process to manage its black sheep from influencing the rest of the organisation and destroying its reputation.
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