Unfortunately, some of the Catholic criminals ARE still out. The only ones who have been removed are the ones where lawsuits, criminal charges, or dogged investigative journalism has cast light on their misdeeds, forcing their bishops to act.
However, there are still known pederasts serving in the Catholic church, who have not been removed.
Why? Because so very many priests and bishops have themselves been compromised by histories of unchaste behavior, of all types, that a mutual blackmail web silences all, and the innocent fear to speak out, because the guilty advance fellow compromised individuals into positions of authority, who then persecute the innocent and orthodox priests.
The purging of the criminally and/or gravely unchaste from the Roman Catholic priesthood is far from over.
In fact, as shocfking as it sounds, it has really only just begun, because NO ONE has addressed or dealt with the widespread infiltration of the active homosexual subculture in the priesthood nationwide.
All the predators - Catholic, Protestant, atheist, social workers, shrinks, teachers - should be jailed. I prefer having them eaten alive by rats.
All institutions (religious and secular) would rather cover up abuses than deal with them honestly. I think it is fair to say that the Roman Catholic problem was magnified by secrecy and orders from the pope to cover it up (starting with Louisiana, long ago). There was a flair up of coverage about Catholic abuse and transfers at least 15 years ago. It was featured in many papers, but it never became a national issue. I am glad it has now.
The cowardice of bishops (of all denominations) was displayed when the Phoenix bishop struck and killed a carpenter and then ran. He not only ran but also did the most he could to avoid the police. He claimed he never saw blood and hair on his windshield. He asked a staffmember to have his windshield fixed.
The bishops said that abuse was no longer an issue. They were dealing with it. The cover up continues.