Cardinal Gregory said the difficulty in rebuilding full trust among the laity and regaining credibility has been mired in periodic disclosures that a bishop provided “an inadequate response” to an abuse allegation.
As charter turns 20, trust in bishops is slow to return, cardinal says
Retired pope asks forgiveness in response to Munich abuse report
In response Feb. 8 to a recent report on sexual abuse cases in the German Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, Pope Benedict also confirmed that an error in the testimony written on his behalf had been an oversight and “was not intentionally willed and I hope may be excused.”
Harming a child must be ‘line in the sand’ for removal, cardinal says
For the Catholic Church, there is a “line in the sand,” which can never be crossed, and that is to not allow anyone who harms or would harm a child to exercise public ministry, said Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston.
Blaming homosexuality for abuse of minors is distraction, victims say
Peter Isely, a survivor and founding member of the survivor’s group SNAP states the link between homosexuality and pedophilia is immoral, unconscionable and has to stop.