text: Our Holy Father has praised the US Bishops for their courage in bearing up under the hardships of the scandal, so surely they cannot be culpable, or else one might suspect Vicar of Christ of being disingenuous.  And how can the leaders of the infallible church established by Christ himself when he gave unto Peter the keys to the kingdom, along with a complimentary mitre, have done these things?  To believe that would be to raise the possibility that they are not actually chosen by God to lead the one and only True Church, and call into question whether anyone should follow their lead, or give their moral teachings any credence.