A note here. The article does mention that the Vatican has not commented on the validity of the charges. However, this doesnt strike me as a something that is for the"good of the order" so that he can just withdrawl for PR purposes and that the order can move on. That is " to renounce celebrating public Masses and live a life of "prayer and repentance" seems like a punishiment to me.
"seems like a punishiment to me."
You're right. It is. Which means they're sure he's a a sick freak who did exactly what he's accused of doing. Otherwise, they wouldn't punish him.
It's just they're trying to punish him without being alltogher explicit on the "Yes boys and girls, he's a sick freak and we waited until he was 86 to do anything at all about it."