MG has an infinite ability to draw vast conclusions from isolated instances. She sees people giving Hitler salutes when they follow the ancient tradition of raising a hand in blessing. What is the increased "meanness and cruelty" you've observed, MG?
bishopaccountability.org does a good job of reporting the facts and the scope of the child molestation scandal in the U.S. Catholic Church. The percentage of offenders is somewhere between four and ten percent of all priests. There seems to be a great reduction in offenses since controls were instituted in the U.S. in 2002, but my own diocese had two recent arrests of priests.
-Joe Offer-