The Vatican Decision:

AP Story: VATICAN CITY (April 24) - After an extraordinary meeting sparked by a sex abuse scandal, American Roman Catholic leaders agreed Wednesday to make it easier to remove priests guilty of sexually abusing minors - but they stopped short of a zero-tolerance policy to dismiss all abusive clerics.

The American church leaders said they would recommend a special process to defrock any priest who has become ''notorious and is guilty of the serial, predatory sexual abuse of minors.'' In cases that are ''not notorious'' they would leave it up to the local bishop to decide if such a priest is a threat to children and should be defrocked.................."

Bullshit! If ANY priest is discovered molesting ANY kid, he should be defrocked and turned over to the police IMMEDIATELY.
A zero tolerance policy is the only policy that will slow the cancerous growth on the Catholic church. A priest shouldn't have to be a "serial molester" to be busted any more than a murderer should have to be a serial murderer before he or she is busted.

The meeting at the Vatican was a waste of time. Once again, the Catholic church hierarchy takes the chicken shit route out and tries to stop a gushing wound with a Q-Tip and a little holy water.

So, if I am a pedophile male considering career options, I am still liking my chances with the Catholic church. I'd have to be "notorious" and be guilty of "serial molestation" before I'd lose my heavenly credentials.