text: Because it strikes at the heart of what is wrong with the hierarchical church, and the Roman Curia in particular. Here we have the Church being subject to ridicule yet again, consubstantially through the most grievous fault of the Curia for yet another of its inane decisions. It undoes any good that Pope Francis does. The Curia is swift to declare on some arcane issues, but meanwhile on the abuse crisis.........nothing much.