Somebody has to say the truth. Especially the uncomfortable truth. Lord knows the bishops and priests often don't. Or they simply avoid it. They're JOURNALISTS. There's a reason why journalism is protected in our laws, it's their JOB to uncover the truth and weed out lies and scandal. That's why the news agency that broke the huge pediphilia issue years ago was personally thanked by the pope at the time. SOMEONE had to step in, but nothing could be done until the problem was known. It's often a thankless job because people don't like having scandal brought out in the open. But it's a job that needs to be done.