Friday, May 27, 2011

A Painful Past

Some have asked why I haven't, or if I will, discuss and share my feelings on the history of abuse, and the current efforts to "heal" our communities regarding this issue.

Frankly, I don't think it is something I know enough about to discuss, nor do my thoughts or opinions matter much on this subject. I think that we can always look at things from our "arm chairs" and talk about how we could or should have done things differently but that doesn't fix any brokenness.

There have been horrible situations of abuse throughout this country, not just in the Catholic Church (you should research the statistics as compared to other "organizations") but in many other places. Nothing I say will fix any of that, nor do I have any magic solution on how to make it better in the past. Looking forward is another thing, but to be honest, it is such a sensitive subject that nothing I could say would do much good.

So on this subject, I will remain quiet unless some glaring need presents itself.

I will also pray... for all those affected and hurt by the horrible sins committed by those we are supposed to trust.

May God have mercy on all those affected by abuse.


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