INTRODUCTION (Con'd)
	ROOT CAUSES
	I originally intended to identify ten root causes. Ten always seemed like the right number, probably because of the popularity of the top-ten segment on David Letterman’s TV show.  I remember from my youth the top-ten songs on the weekly Hit Parade show on radio and TV—illustrating the power of media in our lives.  I also recall the F.B.I’s list of ten most wanted men.  Of course, I almost forgot—the Ten Commandments.  Version 1.0 of this reflection listed and discussed ten root causes, but a woman reviewer called me to task for leaving out sexism.  A telling omission. This version rectifies the omission and has 11 root causes. There are more to come, including rigidity, immaturity, insularity, misplaced loyalty, anti-modernisn, Catholic fundamentaism, and a big one, Manichaeism.     I present the 11 root causes in descending order, like the Ten Commandments, not bottom up, as on the Letterman show or the Hit Parade show.  Root Cause Number 1 is the most important.  Root Cause Number 2 is next in importance, and so on.  The reader will find the root causes are not independent. Rather they are highly coupled and interrelated. The root causes are:
		1.        Idolatry 2.        Authoritarianism 3.        Clericalism 4.        Celibacy 5.        Sex 6.        Sexism 7.        Fear 8.        Dishonesty 9.        Distrust 10.      Incompetence 11.      Passivity
	The personal reflection concludes with my dreams, notes, and acknowledgements for many helping hands.
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	Summary of Root Causes