[SoothingDave]

The CC has a mechanism for weeding out the corrupt. It too moves at a snail's pace, but it does move. There are mechanisms in Rome for making sure the faith is adhered to. Interestingly, the Inquisition still exists, but not in the same form of course. The Catholic Church's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, whose mission is to "to promote and safeguard the doctrine on the faith and morals throughout the Catholic world" has its roots in the old Inquisition (and if you only know the conventional wisdom about the Inquisition, let me assure you, it is false. There are several articles here on FreeRepublic that will demonstrate that.) Are there corrupt bishops even now? Yes. Can they evade detection and removal? Yes, but not for long. The corrupt are the exceptions to the rule.

If I may just add that many outside the Church don't understand the "snail's pace" nor the dynamics involved in the Church. They feel it is like the military, or a dictatorship. The Pope only has so much power. He often chooses to deal with a stubborn bishop by simply waiting him out. Where removing a bishop may lead to schism, simply waiting for the hippie to die and be replaced by someone with a more orthodox outlook will eventually turn the ship around.

Ocean liners don't turn on a dime.

SD

[Blessed]

Ocean liners don't turn on a dime.

God turns people on a dime all the time.Remember Paul.

Simple solution intoduce them to the Risen Lord and quit waiting on them to die and possibly go to hell because they followed the checklist and thought they knew him.

[OLD REGGIE]

Where removing a bishop may lead to schism, simply waiting for the hippie to die and be replaced by someone with a more orthodox outlook will eventually turn the ship around.

And the vast majority of the Cardinals inherited by Pope John Paul II have died and have been replaced by him.

Is the rudder on this ship broken?