"And of course you can hold NO position at the church unless you have gone there and been indoctrinated"
Absolutely!!
Exactly the same situation at my home parish.
That's why the longer this goes on the harder it's going to be to turn around.
Maybe this is a blessing in disguise...if this captures Benedict's attention, maybe he'll decide it's time for a change in this Diocese.
You wrote: "Maybe this is a blessing in disguise...if this captures Benedict's attention, maybe he'll decide it's time for a change in this Diocese."
Let us hope and pray that this is so.