A few journalists, a few priests, a couple of news outlets - including NCR -  and a few in the legal profession joined hearts, minds, will and skills with victims to expose and disclose the sexual abuse scandal in our Church.  I cannot imagine the resistance, the demonization, the demented silence, faced from sexually abusive clergy and, maybe even more perverse, the managers, deniers, facilitators among clergy and hierarchy.   
Good, faithful, orthodox, docilley(?) respectful, adamant protectors joined the phalynx of hierarchical denial, obfuscation, and demonization.  
Lesson 1: Is the Roman Catholic Institution in the USA willing, credible, equipped, competent, interested in what is entailed in "gearing up to confront bigotry," let alone stand for the values inherent in your Constitution and perceived "story" of who you are?
Lesson 2: There seems sufficient evidence and clear warnings from the presidential campaign and aftermath that the call is out once again...."who will answer"?