It is hard to imagine anything worse than priests, who are supposed to represent God, abusing children. That the Catholic Church should immediately cease covering for abusers goes without saying. In addition they should cooperate with law enforcement and civil authorities in their investigations of abuse. Hiding these crimes behind sovereign immunity is itself an abuse of that immunity, and worse, a grave scandal to the Church. It is time for the chips to fall where they may, and until that happens, the Church will continue to be hampered in evangelizing. I fear there are other shoes to drop, in Latin America, Africa and Asia. The Church should be proactive in rooting abusers out from now on, not reactive as before. The culture of impunity for some priests - and the silent complicity of others- must end.