"...the mindset that still exists in the hierarchy to this day."

Too general, like ALL bishops EVERYWHERE belong to that mindset? As mentioned before, I know of two who called the civil authorities first. You're like a bloody blanket that wants to soak in blood every bishop your criticism touches. Blame-all and praise-all are two blockheads.

Anyway, my sources say it is more about politics (in the context of the article). The  latest Ipsos poll shows Le Pen and Marcon, neck and neck, 25% and 24% respectively. Both forerunners with some Catholic followers are appealing to Fillon's heavily Catholic constituency. Delegitimizing the bishops voice, could help Le Pen, among so many other factors that play into an election as close as this one. Critics of the bishops should have arrived on the scene earlier, much earlier, before this kind of nasty political campaign got started. Bad timing.