Pope Talk on Children Ignores Pedophile Priests

I know this is Christmas; but I just had to say it. The Pope talks about protecting the Children but he forgets to mention the danger that comes from pedophile priests:

"Toward children who are placed as soldiers in a violent world; toward children who have to beg; toward children who suffer deprivation and hunger; toward children who are unloved. In all of these it is the Child of Bethlehem who is crying out to us. It is the God who has become small who appeals to us."[...]"Let us pray this night that the brightness of God's love may enfold all these children. Let us ask God to help us do our part so that the dignity of children may be respected. May they all experience the light of love, which mankind needs so much more than the material necessities of life," he said.

Forgive me. These words sound hollow to me (as a former Catholic) in light of the abuse of children going on in the Catholic Church from priests who are supposed to protect them. If the press reports are any indication, there seems to be an epidemic of sexual child abuse. A major contributor to that plague is the staggering amount of child pornography on the Internet. Some Priests seem to have fallen victim to that scourge. Therefore, we must protect children from war and famine; but we must also protect them from those they raised to believe they should trust. It is time the Catholic Church start recognizing that humans are sexual beings and allow them to marry...females. The church should also speak out more forcefully on the sexual deviancy that is so pervasive in our society. It isn't enough just to call for abstinence. But in order for such talk to resonate, the Catholic hierarchy must re-establishes it's credibility on the issue of protecting children.