Justmaybe
I think MANY Catholics are there, and have been for a while.  None of that matters however, until those with the power to DO something about it have a change of heart.  And that's the problem: once you have a sincere change of heart, you will see what you've never allowed yourself to see.  Once you've had that change of heart, you'll burn with a zeal to make things as right as possible.

Conversely, UNTIL you've had a true change of heart, you'll likely see those who complain as malcontents, "the problem," or even a threat.  So should those sheep leave the flock, clearly that would be a win for everybody, right?

I'm sure that somewhere, within episcopal logic, there HAS to be a reason why these guys believe their silence is a better solution, but for the life of me, I don't see it.  And if the answer is that they honestly believe they are right because "Jesus will protect them," I suspect many if not most of them are in for a shocking surprise...