screaming? http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=8885587&ch=4226713&src=news

This is not Fourteenth Century France. There is no legal provision for churches to be considered sanctuaries for criminals.

I AM a Catholic, and even I feel the Archdiocese of Dubuque should be held liable.
EDIT: I guess the first three answerers believe the Church should be independent of US law. Did you three also feel that canon law instead of criminal law should have been the basis for punishing priests who molested kids? Something tells me you didn't.