It was not meant as a generalization. It was not taken from any writings, either, but from a personal acquaintance of mine, related orally to me.
” likely wrong and misrepresented in a particular case.”
I can understand you being defensive. It’s a horrible thing that one would rather not believe. But “likely wrong”? In particular cases, money will talk, and while one parish or one diocese might be strong enough to resist the temptation of ill-gotten money, it’s highly unlikely that it never happens. I’m quite sure that it happens to one degree or another in every faith, including my own. There is no reason to assert that it is “likely wrong and misrepresented” within the Catholic church, either.