I've been following this story for a couple days and was wondering when this was going to pop up here. Some quick thoughts.
1) We were due for something like this. Anyone who thought this was a Catholic problem, secular or religious, was kidding themselves.
from the article:
(bolding mine)
Eventually most people make the right call once they are convinced that the alternative is to accept a pattern of implausible denial.
Generation X and the Millennial Generation are less trusting of powerful institutions in contests with persons. Younger adults are more likely to see themselves as victims of economic exploitation, institutional abuse, and political neglect than older adults who have gotten more out of public institutions and the political process at some time in their lives. Current Boom leadership in politics and industry (the Silent born from the late 1920s to about the start of American involvement in World War II are rapidly fading from public life) has developed an almost-feudal disdain for people with few connections... and such disdain leads to exploitative behavior by elites. It's "Draw and discard, draw and discard" with respect to employees and... concubines?
Anyone exposing abuse becomes the one accused of disloyalty. After all, only misguided and treacherous people would accuse the rich-and-powerful of misconduct .. right?
