No difference between rape and shielding rapist

HERE is when the coin dropped for me — it was around 1995 on RTÉ radio.

Gerry Ryan: “And what kind of priests would come to live in your home, Father?”

The gist of the priest’s reply was: “Oh, priests who have broken their vow of celibacy, who have had affairs with women, often involving adultery, or who have been involved in homosexual relations and encounters or have interfered with children.”