Twenty-Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time (B)
We, the Catholics of the United States, continue to feel the aftershocks of the clergy sexual abuse crisis. We are not only trying to digest the latest revelations – the Pennsylvania grand jury report; the accusations against Cardinal McCarrick – but are also dealing with the highly unusual sight of Church leaders accusing other Church leaders (even the Holy Father) of some degree of complicity in this crisis. This latter piece did not happen even in 2002. Moreover, we have no way of knowing what new revelation, what new accusation, may be just around the corner. Most of the abuse may have taken place years ago, but this generation, it seems, is now tasked with shouldering the burden of it all. Continue reading “Finding A Way Forward”