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In various dioceses across the United States, church leaders are going to great lengths to avoid making amends with the same victims of sex abuse they claim to be trying to make peace with.
Permit me a meditation on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and, believe it or not, the way that this traditional devotion can help the Catholic Church address some of the factors behind the sexual abuse crisis.
There were clearly some gay priests who were attracted to adolescent boys, and who preyed on them. But not the vast majority of gay priests, who never abused anyone. This is a critical point.
With evidence that the Pope enabled the rape of children through inaction, it is appropriate to examine the Church's authority on morality and spirituality.
Finally, John Lennon can truly rest in peace. The Vatican has forgiven him, and his fellow Beatles, in what could well be the worst attempt ever to change the subject.
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