Posted on 05/12/2010 10:48:24 PM PDT by GonzoII
These days, anyone wanting to become a Roman Catholic priest must be someone with a very thick skin and an unflinching faith.
Catholic priests have been at the centre of the child sex abuse scandal that has so damaged the Church. Some have found themselves defrocked, on trial, or both.
But it seems, despite a scandal that has been building for years, that there are many who still receive the calling.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
In the end we will have a better priesthood in the Church.
The bishops need to be held accountable. They are the primary problem.
The author of this piece seems actually surprised that the sex abuse problem has not finished off the priesthood.
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