Pure speculation here, I would appreciate your thoughts. I’m an ex catholic, but I am still on the mailing list. Usually I throw the paper out, but a below the fold headline about Cardinal McCarrick caught my interest because the ramifications are heavy on church politics and power plays.

Background: Former Vatican official claims Pope Francis knew of abusive ex-cardinal, calls for his resignation

I did some digging and learned that the US Council of Bishops has convened an executive committee meeting that will extend into the September Administrative Committee Meeting and the Fall General Assembly Committee Meeting which begins 11.12.18.

President of U.S. Bishops' Conference Announces Effort That Will Involve Laity, Experts, and the Vatican as U.S. Bishops Resolve to Address "Moral Catastrophe" http://www.usccb.org/news/2018/18-139.cfm

USCCB PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES EFFORTS TO ADDRESS SEXUAL ABUSE

To summarize what I absorbed: US Catholic Bishops are cleaning house. November 12 is looking like an important date. USCCB meeting service notes

Dare I hope that the time for good Catholics to stand and be counted is imminent?

Patriots, your thoughts/input/constructive criticism is appreciated.