It has been documented that 70% of the sexual abuse cases involved priests ordained pre-VCII. This is not a defense or justification, simply a statement of fact. When the abuse scandal broke open in my diocese, one of the victims who stepped forward, was 65 years old. Unfortunately, there was no way to address his accusation since the priest he accused was dead.
Like you and so many others, I was shocked by this scandal and dreaded watching the nightly news. It seemed as if the media had singled out the Catholic Church. Over time, I learned there was a higher incidence of sex abuse in the public school system and even among protestant denominations, yet the media kept their finger pointed at the Catholic Church. Why? The following article explained it and I pass it along for your edification.
Prof critiques coverage of (Catholic) church scandal (How the 'perfect storm' developed)
If you step back and look at the big picture, perhaps you will arrive at the same conclusion I reached. This 'airing' of our failed priests, is the work of the Holy Spirit, pulling the weeds from the wheat. With Ratzinger as pontiff, the house is being swept clean, as evidenced by the many defrockings that have taken place since he was elected to the Chair of Peter. This is not happening in any other church. We have much to be grateful for.
In other churches, the perverts were fired immediately, not shuffled to other churches.