Robert Cardinal Sarah: "It is a serious responsibility for every bishop to be and to represent the mind of Christ. Bishops who scatter the sheep that Jesus has entrusted to them will be judged mercilessly and severely by God."

So true. The worst part is that the surest way to ensure that someone has “surrendered [his] spine” is to have something embarrassing to hold over his head. There is a reason why such a high percentage of bishops, in the US anyway, went through seminary in Rome.