The statue of limitations exists to protect the right to defend yourself.

To extend them indefinitely to the point where the accused is dead or suffering dementia, then, is incoherent, unjust, and should never be done.

To extend them to the point where no reasonable defense could be assembled since witnesses are now dead or suffering dementia, physical evidence is unavailable, is incoherent, unjust, and should never be done.

As to the crime of abuse of minors, the evidence supports the conclusion that is more prevalent in public schools then in Catholic schools or churches, more prevalent in Protestant churches than in Catholic churches.

If, consistent with paragraphs 2 and 3, a legislature chooses to extend the statute of limitations, it should then do so consistently for all cases of that offense.

To single out Catholic persons or organizations is incoherent, unjust, and should never be done.