One defense, made to order:
....in April of 2002, the Boston Herald announced that records had been found at the Archdiocese of Boston revealing that notorious predator-priest Rev. Paul R. Shanley had been involved with NAMBLA, that he even “spoke in favor of sex between men and boys at a December 1978 Boston convention that led to the founding of the intergenerational sex advocacy organization.” (Church Uncovers File on Shanley NAMBLA Activity – April 25, 2002).
-- from the 2010 thread A “Celibacy Problem”? Catholic-Bashing, NAMBLA and the Dalai Lama....more damning were numerous documents revealing that Bernard Cardinal Law, his predecessor, Humberto Cardinal Medeiros, and other archdiocesean officials were aware of Shanley's behavior as far back as 1967, but continued to assign him to posts that put him in direct contact with children.
Coyne appeared visibly angry as he revealed the discovery of the documents, saying there is no question now that there had been numerous written complaints made in past years to chancery officials about Shanley's behavior....records showed that Shanley spoke in favor of sex between men and boys at a December 1978 Boston convention that led to the founding of the intergenerational sex advocacy organization.
-- from the 2002 thread BREAKING: Church uncovers [NEW!!!] file on Shanley NAMBLA activity
1978 — 32 years is as the blink of an eye.
BTW, IT IS MY OPINION ONLY that St. Paul was likely insane.