If you’ve been around a typical Catholic parish for any amount of time, then you’ve probably seen good people trying hard to make a difference in their communities and in their “sister” parish communities located in extremely impoverished countries around the world. You may also have noticed that the Church has been through a serious period of introspection aimed at addressing and preventing the very types of abuses that this report details.

Of course, it’s only the negative press about the Church that gets any attention because it sells advertising. It’s very sad and disheartening, but I think the good people in these parishes will persevere in their works.