Always,
I HAVE to believe that anyone ordained by the church would know that the sexual abuse of a child is wrong.  The problem here seems to be the priorities set by church leadership, then and now.  I'll go so far as to suggest they really DO want to reduce or even eliminate this kind of abuse.  But while they will repeatedly state that in words, what's clearly NOT stated is that this priority falls below a higher priority: that of protecting the institution from harm and scandal.  

Conveniently, that means little or no accountability for bishops. It means it's OK to spend millions lobbying against Statutes of Limitation laws.  It means "anything goes" in the courtroom.  All because that image, and institutional structure is a higher priority.

As parents, we understand what the innocence of a child means: how it affects a world view, creativity, and shapes a life.  We instinctively know effects of abuse on a child.  So we want a different priority list.