No Joe, there have been no apologies, and no acceptences of guilt - it is exactly as Archbishop Martin said - it has been handled by the heirarchy as something that has nothing whatever to do with them.
What can you do? You can stop passing it off as the actions of 'a few bad apples' and recognise it for what it is/was - a church having assisted in the abuse of children and now betraying the trust of the faithful - a culture of abuse within the church, still going strong, it would appear.
Paedophiles can be found in any organisation, but if that organisation protects them and allows them to continue abusing, that has to be faced up to and dealt with fully and openly - this has yet to happen.
Paying off victims to buy their silence is not acceptible.
One of the more unpleasant incidents connected with all this took place at Easter, when one of the victims decided to make a protest at a service led by one of those accused of covering up.
She was booed and barracked by the congregation who told her she ought to be ashamed of herself - a victim continuing to be abused by hostile Catholics indifferent to her suffering - shame on them!
Jim Carroll