Wanted: ministry to priest-abusers

Throughout the sad history of the sex-abuse scandal, the main focus of public concern has understandably been the victims: both the real victims who have suffered and the potential victims who must be protected. But what about the perpetrators? We can say that they are guilty of serious crimes, that they should be punished, that they should never again be trusted around children. All perfectly true. But what we cannot say, if we are Christians, is that the abusers should be despised, or that they should be treated as something less than human beings. Yes, they have also been guilty of serious sin. But as sinners they need the help of the Church.

https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/the-city-gates.cfm?id=1530