https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/banality-of-catholic-bishop-evil/?mc_cid=786861d628&mc_eid=c66ff4a0fd I know y’all are worn out by all my takes on the Catholic abuse scandal, but if you can stand it, Megan McArdle’s column on it is worth reading. This graf jumped out at me: There are plenty of tales to tell about how church reality came to resemble a dime novel, yet most…
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/catholic-bishops-weak-men/?mc_cid=240f03de8b&mc_eid=c66ff4a0fd I try to keep my work separate from family life. But it turned out to be a teaching moment. Our children are watching us, and learning from us. We are stewards of the church, and of the world they will inherit. If the faith matters to us, then by God, they’ve got to see…
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsq_jJIAEcra473zg_xVFQxrLnpuNXEzv8OUll2bEGIcqSHg/viewform To view all signatures, visit the post on Daily Theology / Para ver todas las firmas, visite la publicación en Daily Theology: https://dailytheology.org/2018/08/17/statement-of-catholic-theologians-educators-parishioners-and-lay-leaders-on-clergy-sexual-abuse-in-the-united-states/
https://occatholic.com/bishop-vann-reflects-on-recent-abuse-scandals/ In this difficult time, please join with me to pray that our Church be purified, that all the people who have been wounded by abuse on the part of the clergy experience healing, and that I, along with the rest of Church leadership, act with wisdom, courage, and humility to fulfill the office that…
https://archden.org/letter-to-the-archdiocese-of-denver-on-the-abuse-crisis/ At its root, this is a spiritual crisis that requires fidelity, reparation, and reliance on Christ for the grace and path to true, lasting freedom.
