John Bromyard 14th century Dominican: "Those who should be fathers of the poor… covet delicate food and enjoy morning sleep… Very few vouchsafe their presence at matins or Mass… They are consumed in gluttony and drunkenness… not to say in uncleanliness, so tat now the assemblies of clerics are thought to be brothels of wanton folk and congregations of play-actors"
"Many convents of men and women differ little from public brothels" Erasmus
"It is not surprising, when the highest ranks of clergywere in such a state, that among the regular orders and secular priests vice and irregularities of all sorts should become more and more common. The salt of the earth had lost its savor…But it is a mistake to suppose that the corruption of the clergy was worse in Rome than elsewhere;there is documentary evidence of the immorality of the prioests in almost every town of the Italian peninsula… No wonder, as contemporary writers sadly testify, the influence of the clergy had declined,, and in many places hardly any respect was shown for the priesthood. Their immorality was so gross that suggestions of allowing priests to marry began to be heard." Pastor, V, 457 f.
also: nevermind the Inquisition, or the rampant molestation currently ongoing.
i got like a million more. Catholics are npc. and it is a choice.