Have you considered the priesthood?
Have you considered that your problems aren't really with the Catholics "long knives" but an internal anger stemming from some sort of War of the Sexes? I understand that is an important issue, however I would suggest you "forgive them their tresspasses" of the Catholic Church's many many faults.
You just sound profoundly bitter and hateful.
No problem, really. Just reality. It's a war started by Jesuits who absolutely savaged me in college, where I had the temerity to question them. I cannot begin to tell you the contempt I was subjected to for making 100%s, worse yet for often having the only perfect scores in a 60% men's college. Didn't I know my place? Such nasty glares, such turnings away in disgust, such long knives, day after day. No congratulations, no smiles, no pats on the back. Especially no pats, because heavens, I was an occasion of sin. Nothing more. They had zero interest in what they termed my "immortal soul." I don't think they believed that women had souls at all.
This discussion of Mel's movie has been extremely useful. After five years at FR, I am going to tender my resignation. Equating approval of the Passion with being a good person and worthy conservative disgusts me. Yes, such flame wars are going on on various threads. I don't want to be associated with the religious right any more. I don't want to be part of a pseudo-political movement that thinks it owns the President of the United States. You guys are going to kill him with your demands that he function as some sort of high priest of America. Pity, pity, pity. He's a good man with decent instincts.
"Profoundly bitter and hateful?" Because I don't like priests and didn't care all that much for The Passion? Yes, I'm angry! Name ten Freepers who aren't. But I'm no longer angry about the same things you are.