Sex abuse victims who met with Pope Benedict speak on CNN. A more complete, but heart wrenching video version on CNN's website (if it doesn't pop up, click on each of the red links). From Amy Wellborn:
"he is, very pointedly, teaching the bishops how to be pastors. You cannot watch these people speak of their past suffering and what the Pope listening to them today accomplished without hoping and praying that in humility, those of his fellow pastors who have refused to listen and instead dedicated inestimable resources to re-victimizing victims are watching and learning from him.
And perhaps feeling something. A word Benedict has used time and time again these past days.
Shame
Friends from Steubenville might remember another very pastoral, loving man of God who worked tirelessly to bring some semblance of justice to a similar, yet less devastated group of Catholics.
1 comment:
Hi Jane, it's Saturday morning and I'm watching the mass in New York and it's so touching. I'm proud to be a Catholic and thankful that our Holy Father addressed these victims. I don't know how any Bishop could over look such abuse....kind of like the old boys club? To be hurt by any religios figure is so profoundly worse because of who the are suppose to represent. I'm not a fan of the American Bishops.......they are was to liberal! The Los Angelus Bishop tried to take down Mother Angelica's network becasue she stood up to him and the American Bishops........but there is hope...the new generation of priests are John Paul II priests. I just read an article that said those orders women/men that are faithful to the Magestiruim are growing and the liberal ones are dying. We need to be transformed to the gospel not the gospel to us:)
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