Turn the molesters over for prosecution. Let them undergo their Christian conversion in a prison cell.
Maybe the communique is strong language in Vatican terms, but this is not the time for Vatican subtlety, or weaseling like "and therefore were not cases of true pedophilia." We needed "the voice of one crying in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord." We got the voice of one crying in the bureaucracy, cover my arse.
The Pope's duty is to protect the flock from the wolves in shepherd's clothing. I hope he will do it.
This is not necessarily a bad thing for the Vatican to point out. The Vatican is saying "hey, liberal press who have been hounding us unmercifully, guess what, the bulk of the problem is the homosexuality you've been so fond of."