[maryz]

This is a great piece -- thanks for posting!

I think this is my favorite paragraph (but it's really hard to choose):

In a letter to priests, the U.S. cardinals expressed the mother of all euphemisms by saying: "We regret that episcopal oversight has not been able to preserve the church from this scandal." 1 Is the systematic promotion of homosexual ordination, defiance of Church governance and cover-up of sexual abuse by hundreds of priests over decades really adequately described as an "episcopal oversight"? This was not a post-it note that accidentally dropped out of one priests file, nor was it a mild or innocent mistake. Are the ones who orchestrated this mess so naïve as to think double-checking their work next time will make everything better? Come on now.

Though a lot of Law's recent comments are at least in the running for the "mother of all euphemisms" award.

[saradippity]

Thanks for pinging me. This article practically says it all. If the bishops would remember that their primary duty is to "save souls" and work to accomplish that end they would find the direction they lost when they forgot why they were here.