#Sackcloth and Ashes
I've noticed a lot of people are organizing prayer and action in response to this scandal. Here's one by the blog Catholic All Year.
Interview with Father Boniface Ramsey
Father Boniface Ramsey who was the whistle blower that tried to alert the local Church authorities about McCarrick 20 years ago, is interviewed here. One quibble I have is his characterization of a priest 'falling' once in a while in terms of celibacy. I get that we are all sinners and such things can happen. However, there is also a spectrum between occasionally 'falling' and being a predator. It seems like an awful lot of priests like to hang out in gay bars and deliberately hide behind celibacy to cover for their activity. The atmosphere in seminaries and in the priesthood (there seems to be plenty of drinking and social time going on) seems to often be occasions or near occasions of sin I agree that the crisis isn't just about homosexuality. This actually really angers me when people say that it is. Obviously that is a complicating factor here. But what about the 20 percent of abuse victims who weren't boys/men? Let's ...
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