[Notary Sojac]

If the church could point to a decades-long record of thoroughly investigating these allegations, and taking decisive, public action in the (possibly few) cases where they were found true, there would be no “politically correct” climate of assuming the priest is guilty.

[Salvation]

**If the church could point to a decades-long record of thoroughly investigating these allegations, and taking decisive, public action**

That has been happening. Here is a FR story from 2004 about a seminary being shut down.

[Salvation]

Vatican to Start U.S. Seminary Evaluations

From 2005 in the U. S.