What I am condemning is someone whom becomes aware that their child or a child has been abused and does not go to the authorities first
Ok, that's right, adults of sound body and mind need to take responsibility for their own actions.
However, that is really not the main issue here. The one and only person responsible for the crime of child rape is the rapist.
Leaders of a religion whose evangelical and social practices supply adults with unfettered access to a pool of potential victims must take better precautions than dubs do. It's wrong to accept a leadership role in any group and then cherry pick which things you're going to lead and ignore the rest. That makes you a cowardly, negligent shithead.
Leaders of said religion should not punish victims for being victims. (I have seen that punishment happen to someone.)
They should not interview victims about details of the assault. Besides the fact that it is none of their business, it humiliates and traumatizes the victim.
Leaders of that religion should not gossip about the victim to their wives, who spread it around the hall and the victim is further humiliated and ostracized, just for being a victim.
Leaders of said religion, who punish people for swimming at the YMCA or practicing yoga, should not be so lenient with pedophiles. That creates a social acceptability for rape.
etc.
