By Christopher Manion, The Wanderer - Time had taken its toll, and, since those tumultuous 1970s, the Catholic hierarchy has come to share some common sentiments with those Ivy League elites... The 1970s were a dark time for the American Church’s leadership. A precious few bishops did dare to defend Humanae Vitae, but the majority of their colleagues were too busy, mired in the slop of the sexual revolution, the collapse of the priesthood, and the disgraceful spectacle ...