Recently the Catholic Church has faced a major controversy over reports that priests have had sexual contacts with minors. In several cases the priests received counseling and were moved to another parish, where they repeated their behavior. Take a position about what an institution (e.g., religious or educational) should do about reports of child molestation. Should the institution handle the accusation itself, or should it turn the matter over to the police? If the reports of molestation are accurate, how should the perpetrators be treated? What should be done to prevent further incidents?

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The Answer of Recently the Catholic Church has faced a major controversy over reports that priests have had sexual contacts with minors. In several cases the priests received counseling and were moved to another parish, where they repeated their behavior. Take a position about what an institution (e.g., religious or educational) should do about reports of child molestation. Should the institution handle the accusation itself, or should it turn the matter over to the police? If the reports of molestation are accurate, how should the perpetrators be treated? What should be done to prevent further incidents?

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