Liberals are out to weaken Catholicism. How many of the Catholic church's positions are they attacking right now? Gay marriage, abortion, the health care law/contraception, etc. This is just one more attack on the church. The church can't respond effectively to the attacks due to their nonprofit status (if they become political then they loose their nonprofit status, not to mention become subject to property taxes).
This is not to say the attacks on young boys didn't happen or that it wasn't covered up. I think this has been handled internally by the church though, and I haven't heard any recent accusations lately.
This is not to say the attacks on young boys didn't happen or that it wasn't covered up. I think this has been handled internally by the church though, and I haven't heard any recent accusations lately.