As far as rating this post optimistic, yes, it is optimistic to think that any world-wide organization is going to be able to totally irradicate this type of thing, but at least the Catholic Church is making an honest effort to clean things up. Probably 2000 years late, but an effort none the less.Yeah, but they have finally been very proactive about doing something about it. There is mandatory training for every volunteer on what you have to avoid (e.g. being alone with a minor without another adult present) but more importantly how to recognize the warning signs that something bad for a child is going on.
The Catholic Church deserved all they got for the bad **** that happened and worse the failure to deal with suspected issues in some cases, but they have tried to be responsible and do all they can to prevent it in the future for the last 10 years or so.
I never suggested they would be perfect going forward, nobody is and that is a flat out unrealistic expectation.