@Escoffier @Sulla_Felix @somemightsay > Why do you think the Catholic churches lampshades weren't removed for gross and ongoing sin?

Well, this is pure guesswork. I cannot know the mind of God.

But my guess would be that while the leadership was corrupt the local parishes were still performing the duties Christ wanted: Performing the sacraments and teaching the Gospel.

I don't think that's the case now. I think the majority of all the clergy in all the mainstream denominations have been corrupted and no longer teach the true Gospel. If you can find one who isn't that's great, but recognize that he's either going to be in a small denomination outside the mainstream or he's fighting an almost certainly losing battle against his own superiors.