text: Pugy, the clergy do attempt to "infantilize" the laity and in so doing, they attempt to infinitize themselves.  Any one who attempts to do this is guilty of idolatry as if they, themselves, can know the Mind of God.  So yes the clergy that have refused to respect the populace, many of whom are far more educated than  themselves must be called out.  Common bonding can only begin when we are honest. You see, the dogmatists beginning with the rather ruthless JP II have had their way in our church attempting to destroy the common community for what they call a smaller and more pure church.  By pure they simply mean that the thoughts behind dogma allow them to be authoritarians that govern the church as they see fit.  This has not worked...  Yes , lets be honest, JP II and Benedict were ruthless in refusing to clean up the Vatican Bank and eschewing the sex scandal. They ruthlessly "infantilized" the laity..