"There isn't always such a clear difference between the myth and the historic facts."

Fine. I accept that. So why don't you explain that to children? I certainly wouldn't have had any difficulty with my two. Convince me please that the Catholic Church is so concerned about the wellbeing of children that it does all in its power to be as honest as it can be about its teachings. My view is that the Church's priority is to keep up the numbers by filling kids' minds with myths that are terribly hard to shake off.