and as MAS has correctly pointed out, this was a direct reflection of the infiltration of homosexuality into multiple seminaries. The pedophilia victims were almost exclusively if not all boys.
I agree with the sense of optimism since i see it also. There is always good ready to spring forth from even the worst of situations. The young vocations are drawn to an actual faith. The same is true for the orthodox convents - there are large numbers coming in again.
I have a friend whose daughter just entered an orthodox, habit wearing order. There is a local order of the same denomination, but they are quite liberal and social justice oriented. No habits (in fact, I would say offended and insulted by them). Very liberal philosophies and reflected in their local catholic college which is highly liberal, and has produced many a fallen away catholic.
I asked with trepidation if she was joining the local order (which is fast dying out), and my friend told me that her daughter said, "My vocation is to be more than just a social worker", and thus she decided to move out of town to an orthodox order.