The Devastating Impact of Unearned Authority on the Catholic Church

The Catholic Church in Ireland collapsed when it was discovered that its credibility was unearned and corrupt. In a local church, I can think of a pastor right now who discovered that something awful had happened in the history of his church. What he did was to speak to the entire outside community and say, this is what happened. This is how this happened. Do you see any gaps or holes in that? And let's get this right.