For U.S. Catholics, a powerful echo of a nightmarish past

The legacy of the sexual abuse scandals and revelations of coverups that shook this nation's Catholic church to its foundations is a mixed one. There's definitely been progress in redressing the wrongs done to young victims and in ensuring that they don't recur, even if the progress has been painful and slow.

Such crimes, committed by some priests and hidden by some bishops, are far less likely to happen again, or to be tolerated if they do occur.  Victims (though not all; many continue to suffer silently) have been helped. Thanks to procedures implemented in the wake of the sex abuse scandals, children are now much more likely to be safe in Catholic parishes and educational institutions.

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