They are all kept in a secret place and will never be published. The guilty ones won't move up in the Church hierarchy, but they will also not be expelled from the Church. And if any priests are ever threatened with imprisonment, the Church will protect them. That was the deal. There is this tension, yes.
Many nationalist priests are angry men.
After 30 years in prison camps their blood is boiling. It is difficult for them to stop being angry. Also see A Crisis of Faith on this site.