Most of the abuse by priests involved adolescent boys. That’s because homosexual priests have been allowed into the priesthood for decades. Never heard about the Lavender Mafia? Additionally, the NYT did an exhaustive study about priest molestation accusations going back 50 years. They concluded that accusations and convictions involved less than 2.5% of priests. That means 97.5% of priests have performed their roles honorably.
As the headline says ... “...Catholic Priest Abuse Charges Never Age”.
I know several peers that were riddled by three priests. They were 10-12 years old.
We must have lived in an outlier diocese. I understand stairs tics. I also know that the clergy would argue that they were bound by canon law instead of American law.
I know it went a lot deeper in my area than even the media knows.
Not everyone in the meetings took a vow of silence. It was disgusting.