[...] An astonishing double standard prevails. Teachers continue to enjoy a high level of professional regard – three times that of priests. The fall in regard for clergy can be almost entirely sheeted home to revelations of priestly abuse. Yet, as we now know, teachers are not only more likely to be abusers, but teacher abuse is rising while clerical abuse has plummeted.

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Punk rock philosopher. Liberalist contrarian. Grumpy old bastard. I grew up in a generational-Labor-voting family. I kept the faith long after the political left had abandoned it. In the last decade...