N ow, what would the prince of this world like to see more than what ex-priest James Carroll has called for in   his recent screed in the Atlantic :  the abolition of the priesthood of Jesus Christ. Why? He says because the Church’s reputation and membership have suffered under the continual revelations of sexual abuse by those he  erroneously labels "pedophiles,  in reality  the homosexual network  of priests aided by bishops(homosexual and heterosexual), and cardinals who’ve protected each other at the expense of many victims.  In his own words:  Clericalism is both the underlying cause and the ongoing enabler of the present Catholic catastrophe. Only by dismantling the clerical hierarchy can the Church end the perpetual scandals, move into the modern age, and preserve the faith of its believers. Let us set the record straight by  quoting a victim of priestly sexual abuse : "both clericalism and homosexuality in the clergy are major proximate causes of the sca