It is very foolish for people in glass houses to cast stones.
There's thousands of stories we can find concerning protestant pastors and sex abuse, too many to count, and by far more than Catholic clergy. Here's a few from just the past few weeks.
Trial of pastor facing sex charge begins
HARLAN, Ky. (AP) — The trial is beginning for an eastern Kentucky pastor facing counts of rape and other charges involving a girl younger than 14.
Caraway is the former pastor of Loyall Church of God in Harlan County. He is charged with rape, sodomy, sex abuse, unlawful transaction with a minor and use of an electronic communications system to procure a minor for a sexual offense.
FBI arrests pastor on child sex abuse charges in eastern New Orleans
New Orleans - The FBI has arrested a former Missouri pastor wanted on child sexual abuse charges in New Orleans. George Spencer, 48, was arrested Friday on several charges of forcible sodomy of a child and child molestation by the FBI New Orleans Violent Task Force.
Spencer worked as a pastor at Greater Works CME Church in Kansas City.
FBI arrests former pastor on child sex abuse charges in eastern New Orleans | NOLA.com
Pastor facing child sex abuse charges has criminal background
MARSHALL COUNTY, AL (WAFF) - A Marshall County pastor now facing child sex abuse charges in Texas spent nearly a decade in the Texas state prison system before he was hired to pastor a church in Albertville.
41-year-old Mark Allen Green is jailed on a half million dollar bond in Texas and faces sexual abuse and aggravated sexual abuse of a child charges in Ellis and Navarro counties involving two victims under the age of 18.
Pastor facing child sex abuse charges has criminal background - Action News 5 - Memphis, Tennessee
Pastor Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Sexual Contact with a Minor
GALLIPOLIS, Ohio (WSAZ) -- Standing in a courtroom before members of his congregation, a former pastor was sentenced to 15 years in prison for multiple counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor.
Young was the pastor at Simpson United Methodist Church in Rio Grande, Ohio.
Pastor Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Sexual Contact with a Minor
Elmhurst Pastor Charged With Sexual Abuse Of Teen Girl
Chicago - Former associate pastor Darin Evans, 41, is being held on $300,000 bond for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage girl over a period of seven years. Court documents show Evans started the relationship with the girl when she was 16, and the assaults happened in public places, including cemeteries and on church-sponsored youth retreats.
Midday News Links: Former Elmhurst Pastor Charged With Sexual Abuse Of Teen Girl: Chicagoist
Franklin County pastor indicted on sexual torture, child abuse charges
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Alabama -- A former Franklin County pastor has been charged with sexual torture and abuse.
The victim was an 8-year-old girl and that the abuse went on for nearly a year inside Hovater's home in Spruce Pine. The victim's family attended Hovater's church.
Former Isanti County pastor sentenced for criminal sexual conduct
The pain and anger of being used and abused at such an intimate and personal level through spiritual means have been quite overwhelming to try to deal with emotionally.” Those words were read by Isanti County Victim Services advocate Cheryl Terhaar during the June 5 sentencing for former pastor Ryan Jay Muehlhauser.
Former Isanti County pastor sentenced for criminal sexual conduct | The Isanti County NewsThe Isanti County News
Local pastor jailed on sex abuse charges
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A local pastor is behind bars for allegedly sexually abusing a young female family member over a period of several years.
Jonnie Franklin Winnell, 59, of Gypsum Lane in Elkview, is being held at South Central Regional Jail.
Winnell was charged with three counts of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian and/or a custodian.
Winnell is a pastor at United Gospel Mission on Charleston's West Side.
Local pastor jailed on sex abuse charges� - Cops and Courts -
And that is a VERY small sample of those having occurred in recent weeks. There are countless stories of Protestant pastors sexually abusing children. Too many to count even this month.