What's painful about it? I'm sure those recently freed people are happy and feel a great weight lifted off thier shoulders.
Oh and that 500k number is people who have officially left I wonder how many more there are that just haven't done the paperwork.
Honestly it is good to see some Catholics actually have morals and are appalled by the church's actions. I know most do but I have to admit being disappointed that so few actually do anything about thier churchs' disgusting behaviour.