"Sometimes, if the church finds the priest guilty of abuse but he refuses to cooperate with church authorities, there is no recourse but to defrock him. But by consigning him to a monastery, far from children, those authorities can make sure he is never again placed in a situation where he might abuse children. If the priest refuses to accept and abide by the terms set for his being monitored, the church's authorities will reopen the case, send it back to the doctrinal congregation, and he can be defrocked. This is akin to house arrest, and if he violates the terms, he can still be removed from the clerical state."

There are a lot of "ifs" in this statement, both literally and substantively. As a practical matter, bishops are ill equipped to monitor offenders effectively. Monasteries aren't prisons, and the coming and going of every resident are not tracked 24/7. Monasteries don't want to be jailers. It is unreasonable to ask bishops to do what they lack the capacity to do.