We are getting things parsed through his speech writers and the media but I don’t think the below communicates the evilness that happened.
“This is very serious,” he said. “It is like, by way of comparison, holding a black Mass. You are supposed to lead them to sanctity and instead you lead them to a problem that will last their entire lives.”
Pope Francis asks forgiveness for priests who sexually abused children
http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/07/world/pope-clerical-sex-abuse/index.html
Ex-Vatican envoy to Dominican Republic guilty of child sex abuse, tribunal finds http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/27/world/europe/vatican-envoy-sex-abuse/
Often times leads to drug/alcohol abuse to dampen the emotions, serial marriages/divorce, anger, trust issues...even mistrust in God.
The catholic church needs to do more to help the abused come back into communion. Those who have suffered from abuse as a child should be handled by the church in a way that doesn't cause more emotional suffering by ostracizing the abused.
Just my take.