Where are the true Catholics?

Details emerging from the Catholic clergy-abuse trial in Philadelphia paint a sickening picture of a truly corrupt organization. We recognize that child sexual abuse happens regardless of religion, but we also recognize that certain aspects of religious doctrine can facilitate it (e.g., the degree to which priests are placed on pedestals, the notion that they have a direct line to some sort of god, the idea that we should trust them). And yet, the well orchestrated conspiracy of silence that allowed child rape by Catholic clergy to continue long after it was known seems impossible to excuse.


My question, once again, is this: what would the Catholic Church have to do in order for American Catholics to leave in droves? How bad does this have to get before Catholics wake up?

• There is ample evidence of "endemic" molestation and rape by church officials, which has been concealed for decades.
• The church has paid bribes to keep child rape quiet.
• A child safety coordinator employed by the church was himself convicted of child pornography.
• Instead of instituting major reforms to reduce child rape, the church has decided to attack those who do not share their god belief.
• The church has opposed the Child Victims Act in New York.
• Catholic groups have repeatedly blamed child rape on the victims, the media, and homosexuality.