The Vortex, Church Militant - Church Militant has learned something so troublesome that it's somewhat difficult to report, but Catholics should know… The scandal of the homopredator abuse has become so codified now in chanceries across the country, given the number of years and the number of cases, that various sources tell Church Militant there is an actual unofficial chart used by bishops and lawyers to determine payouts to victims… It's used in the secret settlement agreements between Church officials and victims, and we are reporting on this to show you how revolting all this has become... Catholics paying attention to the machinations of the homopredator clergy scandal have been waiting for the specter of RICO to begin emerging. Well, the beginnings of RICO are now taking shape… RICO stands for Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, a federal statute passed in 1970 to empower law enforcement to go after the mob, organized crime.