I think you are getting the concept of Statue of Limitations mixed up with some bizare notion of forced silence. I have a hard time believing that you have read your links. Because I don’t see how you infer what you do from the text. Of course, it would help to read the original latin not some translation from who knows where. Because we all know that that worked out for the NYT.
I know that you have an ax to grind with the Catholic Church. And I think that you and I would agree that all those who harm children, either through direct contact or through aiding and abetting and enabling, should be buried alive in a fire ant mound. And I agree with you that much of the way that the Catholic Church has handled past sexual abuse crimes is pathetic. There is much to criticize, but make sure you are being intellectually honest in your criticism. Otherwise, your worthwhile thoughts and comments are most likely to be dismissed.
And Canon 904 of the Code of Cannon Law requires the immediate reporting of any priest who solicits sexual favors in the confessional. It’s been on the books since 1741.
That is mind-reading and against the rules of the FR RF.
As for "intellectual honesty," I'd settle for some plain old honesty from Roman Catholic apologists who defend the indefensible.
I have a hard time believing that you have read your links. Because I don’t see how you infer what you do from the text.
And I likewise have a hard time believing you have read any of those links. I prefer to believe that, however, than to think there are Roman Catholic apologists on this forum who are so dense they cannot understand a few simple sentences.
Of course, it would help to read the original latin not some translation from who knows where.
Of course. When all else fails, blame the translation. The last time this excuse was suggested was when we read the translation of Ratzinger's "global authority" encyclical. Until, of course, it was shown that the translation was straight from the Vatican.
And yet even then that didn't stop some who still blamed the language barrier. lol. Anything to take the heat off Rome.