The church is no stranger to bullying. Over the last couple of years, the UK National Workplace Bullying Advice Line has received several enquiries from ministers and others working for or with religious organisations.
Cases appear frequently in the media.
Not every minister has God in their heart. Whilst many enter the church to fulfil a calling, there are those whose calling is to indulge the opportunities for power and control over vulnerable clients and vulnerable fellow employees. The most likely course of action for a pedophile priest is to be protected and promoted. Abusers protect each other. In the UK, the MSF union has for several years been actively addressing the problem of bullying within the church, especially the Church of England.