Another psycological test? ;-) Lord! Spare us!
How about what we need now are men of great faith, great trust in God, honesty, integrity and bravery in the face of a culture that is fallen.
These priests and bishops didn't pop out of a vacuum, I would guess that most of them had fathers and grandfathers and uncles, family friends and blood brothers who are good and faithful fathers to their children. It seems that it is a loss of faith or a fear of fully living His word. It's hard to take a firm stand on the side of natural Law, God's Law. Just look at us! If we all embraced our faith and His Word, the culture would be in a different place than it is now.
Sometimes I think that the bishops reflect us.
I think you have it right here. What is needed today is not a refutation of the bad arguments of the dissenters, but a change of heart. I believe we can all do our part by following the Blessed Mother's wishes as expressed to the children at Fatima. She advised prayer and fasting. Prayer and fasting on our part will drive out the demons of dissent and fill the Church once more with great hope and optimism. As hard as it may be, we should all pray for our Bishops - even Mahoney (who probably needs prayer more than anyone else)!