This is happening in most churches, not just the Catholic Church. In our Methodist Church the program is called, "Safe Sanctuary" and it defines how adults can and cannot interact with children and youth. Most of it is common sense and meant to protect the child from harm and to protect the adult from baseless accusations. However, when my teenagers volunteered to help with younger children, they were told not to allow toddlers to sit in their lap during story time--good grief! At our church this was driven by the insurance company underwriting our liability policy. We had to prove that we had written guidelines and training in place and that we make a good faith effort to monitor adherence. This is life in the modern world--I admire the Amish way of life more and more.