I don't believe that, and neither do you. What's the point of repeating such a canard?
"I for one am willing to believe that this has been done out of belief in confession and claims of repentance by the offenders. However foolish that was."
I think that's likely. There was also a wrongheaded confidence in the therapeutic approach to offenders: as in (LINK) #43
What was the purpose of posting the statistical summary in #3, if not to say “See, we’re not so bad”? Sorry, that seems to be the standard reply in all abuse threads, and it grates on me.
Perhaps it’s my ignorant prejudice about RCC youth protection policy. I’m well versed in the Boy Scout policy which requires anyone who sees abuse, or receives a report of abuse is to report it to the police immediately without judging the veracity, then to the Scout Executive. There is no allowance for one on one meetings between Scouts and adult leaders in any case, absent another trained leader. Anyone caught doing this repeatedly will be ejected. That’s a pretty effective policy. That’s my standard. I don’t think the Church comes close. If you have info to the contrary and feel like forwarding it, I’ll read it. Yes, I know the BSA has been accused of holding on to abuser information, but I believe they’ve done for the stated purpose of protecting kids.