Thanks for adding me to your list. It is a very sad time now for Catholics. I feel especially sad for children who watch the evening news and have come to equate Catholic priests with monsters. As adults we have some perspective, but children may come to question Catholicism as a whole.
Parents must explain to their children the difference between the faith and the failings of men. To those who are thinking of leaving the Church, I would merely ask: when Clinton was President, did you renounce your citizenship?
First of all, you are so welcome!
Secondly, you wrote:
feel especially sad for children who watch the evening news and have come to equate Catholic priests with monsters. As adults we have some perspective, but children may come to question Catholicism as a whole.
Some of the Bishops today in their discussion were very concerned for their priests also. You are so right about parents having a vital input in the interpretation of all these events. NOT the schools or the media!