Abuse cases, however, are not restricted to the Catholic Church, and the wounds left by abuse are not uniquely Catholic. For both denominations, allegations of cover-ups and insufficient sympathy for victims have been as damaging in the public eye as the abuse itself. The girl also knows that their church pastor is a pedophile who preys on her sister, but her church has turned inward to protect the pastor instead of reaching out to help her sister. I am afraid that those who choose to believe the Catholic Church's Abuse Scandal is created by liberals/media will use articles like this to diminish the incredibly wide spread and deeply structural abuse still thriving in various forms within the church. abuse from at least four clergy members from 2008 to 2016 in what is being called the "tip of the iceberg" of abuse in the church. According to Kathryn Joyce, who has written about fundamentalist and evangelical Christian churches for many years and recently wrote about large-scale cover-ups of abuse in evangelical missionary communities for The New Republic, hiding abuse is often tied into notions of authoritarianism. It is important to share as many details as possible with your lawyer to present a clear case in court. David Campbell, a University of Notre Dame political science professor who studies religions role in U.S. civic life, believes the exodus of white Catholics from the pews will be offset by an increase of Latinos even as the abuse crisis persists. But churches, like all other corporate entities that work with the public, have insurance, and there are only a few insurance providers who insure churches. Secondly, we should of course expect a higher standard from those who have given their lives for the Gospel. Among all Protestant churchgoers, 1% say they experienced at least one of these types of misconduct from the pastor, 2% say a staff member other than the pastor, 2% say a church leader not on staff, and 3% say another attendee acted in one of these inappropriate ways toward them. The image of a God who suffers with us can offer more consolation to the abused, because that parental God is present to our suffering. for less than $4.25/month. Recent accounts of abuse in the Anglican Church and in fundamentalist and evangelical churches reinforce the notion that abuse is often tied up in power structures that marginalize, shame and doubt the testimonies of victims.