Hi befurther and thank you for the interesting post.
Don't worry, nobody is going to get trampled while waiting for the true followers of the Lord Jesus to rush to the forefront in defense of this false teaching which is so blatantly greed driven just as it was in centuries gone by when it embarrassed and strongly damaged the credibility of the Catholic church even then.
This is one strong example among many as to why we must not confuse Jesus the Son of God with the doctrines and institutions of sinful man which do such a poor job of reflecting Him.