There are plenty of examples of pastors who have been convicted of sex crimes. Although many believe its just a Catholic problem, it is not. There is a larger proportion in the Catholic church, primarily due to the way it is structured and the hierarchy of power. Christian denominations, even the most popular ones, pale in comparison to scope and numbers of Catholics. Even within individual denominations, powerful Christian groups with large numbers of the faithful, tend to not share hierarchal power with the overarching body of leaders in that group. There is only one Pope and all power stems from his position down to all Catholics. But, for example, there isn’t just one Pastor that is at the top of all Evangelicals. Because of this redistribution of power, Christian groups are more apt to make decisions at either local or district levels when it concerns allegations. This leads to less cover-ups by highly ranking individuals to avoid controversy.