I wish it were just plain old "homophobia" - that would be easier to expose, treat, and then move on from.  

What we're talking about here is endemic hypocrisy, born of self-loathing and a celibate clerical sub-culture that lives in constant fear of the loss of its political hegemony over the rest of the church.  

Most clerics allow their fear and shame to overwhelm themselves, convinced that their status and power in the Catholic community will be rejected out-of-hand by the people.  That is why the Church and the great majority of priests and bishops are all balled-up in a twist over human sexuality.  Celibacy was the price that far too many priest paid in exchange for entry into the ruling elite of the church.  

Homophobia is just a screen or dodge that excuses the hierarchs from acknowledging the central truth of their lives.  

Well, we're all taking notice ...