No, newsreader, I don't want to "get back" at the church.  What purpose would that serve.

What I'd like to see is a church that is alive, that is a place in a very dynamic society to which people can turn for reliable moral guidance, spiritual counsel, and upon which people (Catholic or not) can rely as a "touchstone" for all that is good and holy in life.  

I don't expect perfection.  I cannot demand that of others, if I'm not there myself.  But I have NO problem believing that an organization that seems to want to constantly call ME to become better, should be held to that same standard.

I DO believe that the actions of the bishops (and not my words) have made it clear that to become better, or to even strive to become better, structural change is needed in the church.  I for one, find the refusal of the bishops to accept accountability for their own actions, a pretty hypocritical sign and symbol, in a church where sign and symbol are a key element.