When i was an alter boy they were kind of a pain in my ass....

You're an agnostic or atheist. So why do you care?

I didn't myself but an ex-boyfriend did when Cardinal Law of Boston sexually abused many boys in Keene, NH area. Actually talked him into studying for the priesthood right out of high school. Nasty man.

They are just the nices group of pedophiles you ever want to meet.

I have not had a lot of contact with them. I have noticed that clergy are generally in the protestant religion to be seen as leaders, while priest are seen as being direct conduits to god and given as much deference as god himself. Catholics revere priest as god itself in many cases.

I've never met one. My family are all Chrisitians.

No

I am not Catholic but have met a few. To be honest, the ones I met were great guys.
Years ago there was a young priest who came in each week to bank the weekly takings. !st time I met him, I didn';t know he was the priest. His opening comment as he walkd edin the door was , "This f****n Cathic Chruch can really give one the s...s." We got on very well, he was a keen fisherman.
The other was the priests at the church of my inlaws so met him at mother inlaws funersl. He was the only person at the funeral who would speak to my daughter and I as I had left the ex, kids came with me, we were bad etc.
We stood around after the ceremony discussing Queen and their music.