Claims of anti-clericalism.

Not so fast...
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Thomas Peters posted on the ongoing revelation of crimes committed by Marciel Macial, founder of the Legion of Christ and Regnum Christi.  Commenters in turn accused him of anti-clericalism.  I do not get that at all.  I believe the story of Macial's double life is a very important one for Catholics to be aware of.
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Since my last post, I soon became aware of the fact that disclosures by Fr. Gabriel Amorth of the possibility of Satanists in the Vatican might well be credible in light of the Macial affair.  Macial, a prominent priest, founder of a major religious congregation, close to the Pope, respected and revered by his followers, discovered to have been a pedophile, father of illegitimate children, as well as a same-sex abuser - that is big stuff.  The faithful are scandalized and want to see that something is done about it.  That said - such behavior is certainly not of God.
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Consider as well our recent history of the Bishops in the U.S. and Canada, Ireland, and elsewhere who covered up cases of sexual abuse, pederasty, and homosexuality throughout the Western world - what is more demonic than that?  To bring such things to light is not at all anti-clericalism.  Not to do so is being in collusion with those who wish to cover these things up, including the perpetrators and their protectors.
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I'm not a follower of clairvoyants and seers, but this morning on Spirit Daily I noticed a story of one such mystic I had read about in my early days back in the Church, Marie-Julie Jahenny.  Many very traditional folks point to her and Catherine Emmerich as prophesying about our times and the 'New Mass'.  Perhaps they did, I don't know.  (I know some 'followers' of her who tend to see Masons in even the best of parishes.)  However, the following point resonated with me this morning, regarding fallen away Catholics and 'pastors'.   
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"Because of the little respect it has for the apostles of God, the flock grows careless and ceases to observe the laws. The priest himself is responsible for the lack of respect because he does not respect enough his holy ministry, and the place which he occupies in his sacred functions. The flock follows in the footsteps of its pastors; this is a great tragedy." - Marie-Julie Jahenny (June 1881)
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Indeed:  "The flock follows in the footsteps of its pastors."  Nevertheless, today we have 'The Year of the Priest' since the Holy Father knows the Church's desperate need for good, holy priests.  Without good priests, the flock is dispersed and lost - as we've witnessed in the last 50 years or more.