I hate to say this but until they lose their real estate, their tax exempt status, and some of the bishops have their asses parked in a jail cell, this will keep on happening. frankly these conspiraces reek like organized crime and the RICO statues should be used in these cases.
It seems like a conspiracy since it happened all over the country. If I remember correctly, RICO was tried, but it didn't work out.
That's punishing the innocent for the crimes of the guilty. All of that real estate was bought and paid for by the sweat of real, live, working Catholic laypeople. Taking it hurts Joe the plumber and Teresa the secretary down the street and their kids, who will have neither a parish nor a school nearby, instead of having one that their parents helped to build. Joe and Teresa never molested anyone, and neither did their kids.
some of the bishops have their asses parked in a jail cell
On the other hand, this is punishing the guilty for the crimes of the guilty, and I haven't the slightest problem with it. (All the legal niceties having been followed, of course.)
You think that's something for as bad as it is? You should find out how it's handled in school systems, both compulsory and university level. The truth would make the church look like a walk in the park. The underlying liberal mind set is the same for both. It's come out from under it's ugly rock now and has invaded public policy.