Yes I hope, just like you hope sociopaths and criminals still go to confession when its mandated law for the priest to rat you out even for faintest hints of a past crime.

YES, if that crime is RAPING CHILDREN I kinda think they should be ratting out the PEDOPHILES otherwise they’re simply giving them time and space to do it again and again.

If the priests do hear a confession from a dangerous individual then I hope they do pass a tip onto the police and even be willing to testify at the risk of excommunication

hope? the best you can tell the pedo’s victims is that you hope? sorry kid, we hoped the pedo would stop but… oh well.

IF YOU HAVE IT WITHIN YOUR POWER TO STOP ABUSE AND DO NOT YOU ARE ENABLING IT.