America should be thanked - not faulted

I grimaced when I heard the Pope's words about our culture. Members of our society, flawed as it may be, were finally able to bring this into the open. Americans brought this to light and should be thanked for performing a great service for the church in doing so. 
 
That the Pope sees fit to chide us is laughable. In how many other countries is this same thing going on as we write here? I doubt we'll ever know because most folks cannot stand up to the Church officials as Americans did. 
 
Now that's tragic.