Dennis, sadly, you may be right.  I most certainly cannot explain what we've seen.   It seems to me that if you have to explain the logic behind the actions of people who are supposed to be moral ,ethical and spiritual leaders you're ALREADY in trouble.  Worse however , if those actions cannot be explained, then that leadership should be dropped like a hot potato.  

That this is happening in the Catholic Church is beyond inexplicable.

I continue to be amazed at the silence of most bishops.  THAT remains a problem.  If there are bishops who understand, their voices need to be raised.  If they are not allowed to speak, that fuels the perception that the Vatican is stonewalling and hiding stuff, AND it screams that even if there are good bishops out there, they are weak and ineffective men.  Neither perception can be good for the church...