What's next, Sharia law?

Why are a bunch of pedophile protecting perverts in funny hats and gaudy skirts setting public policy these days? While there are many fine people who call themselves Catholic, the church itself has a long history of atrocities, including  the crusades, the inquisition, witch burnings, suppressing science (Gallileo),  complicity with the Holocaust ( Hitler was a Catholic you know), and  and vicious misogyny. While I am OK with Bishops getting pregnant or AIDs if they choose that for themselves (yes, it's irony), they have NO DAMN business trying to control anyone else's lives.