How to Explain that One

The New York State Legislature is considering a bill that would lengthen the time in which a victim of childhood sexual abuse can bring a claim. The bill is vehemently opposed by the Catholic Church, which fears that many cases of priest abuse will be revived. The Church has mounted an intense lobbying effort and is urging the faithful to contact the legislature.

The. Catholic. Church. Is. Protecting. Child. Abusers.

No word on whether the Church will provide a stock answer for St. Peter when departed Catholics are asked at the pearly gates why they shielded pedarests from accountability. Perhaps "The Wanton Act of Scurilous Self Interest" will become one of the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary.

I suppose there is some explanation of how this is somehow Christian, but damned if I can think of it.