Ephesians 6:12

For our struggle is not against human opponents, but against rulers, authorities, cosmic powers in the darkness around us, and evil spiritual forces in the heavenly realm.

This explains much of what I've seen in the Catholic church lately. I think the Catholic church needs to take a stronger position against evil because they don't address it nearly enough. Many of my problems would have been alleviated with a clearer knowledge of the presence and close proximity of absolute evil.

It's not just a problem of the third world.