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The thing I find frightening is the thought of how many dioceses that are in this state of "disrepair".

Boston, right now, has the worst of it. And Law DID submit a resignation, for the record. It was rejected. I don't want to second guess the Holy Father, but...

The time-bombs at the moment are Los Angeles and San Francisco. No records have been released yet. But, with all luck, maybe Mahoney will get himself in enough hot water that he'll resign, or better yet, be excommunicated. (and that monstrosity he built can maybe be unloaded...)

It ain't over yet. But when all is said and done, this will make us stronger. In 2,000 years, we've been through worse. We'll make it through this.

You are such a Polyanna. You don't seem to be fully aware of what has transpired in the American Church. An institution based on truth has been caught in lie after lie after lie. Its leaders are full of deceit. The American Church is morally bankrupt.

The time-bombs at the moment are Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Hey, if there have been some really incredible priest scandals in conservative
places like Louisiana (one from about 10-20 years ago was covered on Sixty Minutes II
a couple of months ago) only caused a ripple in the criminal/civil justice system...

how can we expect priests in Los Angeles and San Francisco to get a real smack-down
for bascially acting in accord with mores accepted by too many as "local community standards".

I hope you are right and that most of these stinkers get what they deserve (with full
justice administered).

But the intertwining of the Catholic Church and the one-party Democrat rule here
tells me that District Attorneys, even Republican ones, will pull their punches.
E.g., Steve Cooley, (R), the current district attorney for Los Angeles,
is a faithful attendent at a Catholic Church that Manhoney used as a forum
to issue one of his "apologies".

A few of the worst cases will end up paying for the sins of the many...

And Law DID submit a resignation, for the record. It was rejected. I don't want to second guess the Holy Father, but...

Unnamed sources have said that Law offered to resign. There's been nothing "for the record" confirming that he did. If you know who the unnamed source is then please share his/her identity. If you have a link to a published confirmation that Law offered to resign then share that as well. Otherwise, it's speculation. If in fact it was offered and rejected perhaps the Pope knew that Law would be better off in the long run being put through the ringer in the press and in depositions and cleaning up the mess he is reponsible for than if he resigned and quietly disappeared into obscurity.