And the blind continue to try to lead the blind.  In the end it really leads to those educated all their lives in Catholic institutions refusing to give any economic support to the bishops and even to their parishes.  What you are talking about is not spirituality but clerical control using sadomasochistic ideas.  You have no idea of how far sadomasochism goes if you believe it is just sexual.....  Sexual sadomasochism usually follows but the practitioner is ignorant of the perversion....  WOW