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I was shocked by a recent Associated Press headline that read: "U.S. Catholic church moving faster on abuse cases." Not because it was news to me, but because it was making news. At a time of great sadness, anger and confusion, a media outlet appeared to be honestly trying to understand and report what is actually happening now in the Roman Catholic Church in America. After an Easter-time frenzy of calls for the pope's resignation, this wire story was an acknowledgement of reform and leadership.
Read between the lines, and you see a story of penance and perseverance, about an...
Faith and Renewal Amidst Scandal
And so pointless it's also harmless. Thanks for falling apart, Rich. (I have no masters, BTW-- I'm a Catholic American.) Nowhere did I defend or make excuses for priests who commit crimes and sacrilege. Christ prophesied that scandals "must needs come," and they have. But the Church remains HOLY.
Goodbye and keep praying. PRAYER might merit grace from God; bowdlerizing the Bible texts won't. (You'll just continue clueless.)