Danno.....I am so very very sorry for the pain the institutional church has caused in these matters...certainly to you but to so many many others, as well...and frankly I have always thought the best prevention was exposure and prosecution...I still think so!

Do I think the Church will change because it's the right thing to do? Maybe in bits and pieces amongst some genuinely decent folks...but collectively, not so much and a survey of church history would suggest that the church has often and horribly hurt innocents.

I argue for "moving on" if the good outweighs the bad...so, for example (and its a totally personal decision between an individual and God....) if a Protestant denomination welcomes a catholic severely damaged by the RCC and nurtures this person, provides support and stability at the personal and religious level (and often the Prots do a really good job at this) ....it seems to me to be healthier to move on...put the horrors of abuse behind you as much as is possible....