Steven....the role of the media....in exposing abuse, the role of civil law in criminalizing abuse, the role of law enforcement in enforcing laws against abuse, the role of the courts and the law in prosecuting abusers, and punishing religious entities that pass on abusers, and providing restitution to the abused.....ALL of these factors are in my view considerably more effective in preventing abuse than "clerical" interventions!...

I personally have lost confidence in "clerical interventions" and fear greatly clerical abuse of innocent little kids in countries where there is no significant media, law enforcement, suitable legal protections, and where the Church has disproportionate power and women and children have little or none.