When the Catholic Church intentionally teaches the young 'uns to become bigots, it becomes a little harder to take their please for "religious freedom" seriously.
What was revealing about the CBCP's whitewashing of its continuing history of homophobia was that when the article was first published, they called on "homos to come out." The article was later revised with the more politically-correct headline of "Bishops urge homosexuals not to be afraid."
While the rape of children is unequivocally disgusting and reprehensible, the true crimes that the Church, the Vatican, and the pope are liable for are their gross negligence and their operation of a secret international legal jurisdiction that disregards local laws.
As the only non-member state with permanent observer status in the United Nations, the Holy See has consistently led the charge, despite its lack of right to vote, against initiatives towards the equal rights of women and LGBT and the reduction of AIDS cases via the distribution of condoms.