Several months ago someone sent me this article by Archbishop Dolan and I enjoyed it. He addresses the recent scandals in the Church through an encounter he had while at the airport. It’s excellent. An exerpt follows, click on the link below to read the whole article.
[I asked the man,] “Pardon me for being so blunt, but you sure were with me, so, let me ask: when you look at yourself in a mirror, do you see a sex abuser?” Now he was as taken aback as I had been two-minutes before.
“What the hell are you talking about?” “Sadly,” I answered, “studies tell us that most children sexually abused are victims of their own fathers or other family members.” Enough of the debate, I concluded, as I saw him dazed. So I tried to calm it down. “So, I tell you what: when I look at you, I won’t see a sex abuser, and I would appreciate the same consideration from you.”
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