[Loyalist]

The laity are way ahead of the hierarchy on their acceptance of married priests.

The laity are "way ahead" of the hierarchy on all manner of moral and theological matters. So are the all the bien pensants in the press and academe.

When will those benighted bishops and curial bureaucrats catch up to the all-knowing, all-enlightened laity?

[dsc]

"When will those benighted bishops and curial bureaucrats catch up to the all-knowing, all-enlightened laity?"

They must not be watching enough cable TV.