If Michael S. Rose's book is any indication -- and, please note, we've not seen ONE post contradicting the book's claims on this thread -- then the problem is more than just top-down. It's at all levels. To quote George Meredith, "We are betrayed by what is false within."
The problem is cultural, not religious. Rose does not indict the Church, but identifies and condemns the outside influences that is harming it. From the editors notes:
Nor is this problem restricted to Catholics! The assault on Christian orthodoxy and masculine authority - as well as the aggressive promotion of the gay agenda - that Rose documents in this book are proceeding apace in Protestant denominations too. That makes Goodbye, Good Men essential reading not only for Catholics who want to save their Church, but for everyone who wants to defend Christianity from assault by those who would subvert its message from within.
Rose sees the Church as actively addressing the problem in his book; Priest: Portraits of Ten Good Men Serving the Church Today. Rose goes on to paint a very positive picture of Pope Benedict XVI in Benedict XVI: The Man Who Was Ratzinger and