Funny you should ask.
I was thinking just the other day...
Have you ever heard of the three secrets that the Blessed Virgin Mary gave to the little kids at Lourdes?
The first two were predictions that have already come true and the third is closely guarded by the Pope himself. Every Pope since then has been apprised of it and has declined to reveal what it is.
I am now guessing that the third secret, or prediction has to do with the downfall of the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church and this pedophilia scandal is it and was revealed by Mary at Lourdes those many years ago.
Just a guess.
Which is why the Vatican released a phony third secret amidst great fanfare last year. You may have a point.
I'll give you two more guesses and then you can read the answer.
Not to nitpick, but for the sake of accuracy the three secrets were given at Fatima (Portugal) in 1917. The apparition at Lourdes, France occurred in the mid 1800s.