The Church needs to understand its limits. From a canonical point of view, bishops may have a parental relationship with their priests. But from a legal perspective, they are employers. Period. 

No employer can reasonably be expected to maintain a relationship with a former employee convicted of a work-related crime. To do so would open them up to a whole new world of potential liabilities. This situation is no more complicated than that.

The Church should try to make amends as best they can and help heal the harm done to victims. And they should reach out in compassion to pedophiles, just as they would to any other sinner, to help them find reconciliation and peace. 

But they should never -- never -- put themselves once again in a supervisory position over somebody they failed to supervise before.

Moving on. Peace.