tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850096231666604.post8251223296941024264..comments2023-07-01T00:39:39.762-07:00Comments on Father Geoff Farrow: Hierarchy’s Pedophilia Cover-Up ScandalFather Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03904564207135202567noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850096231666604.post-40878474932894960982010-03-26T16:15:48.013-07:002010-03-26T16:15:48.013-07:00Father Geoff:
I've been following the most rec...Father Geoff:<br />I've been following the most recent reports in the NY Times, and I agree that something big is going on the Church--I would like to think, as FDeF said,that it is the Holy Spirit at work. I would encourage you and fellow bloggers to read a very recent post on Richard Sipe's website concerning Archbishop Wuerl who, you will recall, is one of the authors of the Manhattan Declaration. It is directly related to this thread and also an earlier one on outing priests and bishops. On Richard's website click on "Archbishop of Washington DC" It was a revelation to me.<br /><br />BobBobinCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07349641483981235572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850096231666604.post-18195316940602126412010-03-23T14:51:39.255-07:002010-03-23T14:51:39.255-07:00Have you read the Ryan Report (Ireland)? It helpe...Have you read the Ryan Report (Ireland)? It helped me to understand the cover up. According to the Ryan Report, sexual abuse was "endemic," "pervasive," and rampant and similar words. In other words, not a few bad apples or isolated incidents but abuse was systematic. If they hadn't covered it up, they would have risked reporting virtually everyone. Who would have remained innocent? Very, very few. Therefore, they did not want to face the really hard questions which is why the institution got to this state, why a culture of violence crept into some orders like the Christian Brothers and the Sisters of Mercy, why abuse became the norm not the exception. Those are much harder questions than a few bad apples. And they involve different solutions than just better enforcement or turning people over to civil authorities. Maybe in the USA the abuse was not as systemic as Ireland so the cover up was for different reasons. But the words "cover-up" don't really apply to the inherent culture of the institution. They simply did not think anything was wrong to cover up. A few quotes from the Ryan Report: "Sexual abuse was endemic in boys' institutions." <br />"Sexual abuse was known to religious authorities to be a persistent problem in male religious organizations throughout the relevant period."Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16855171851801011788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850096231666604.post-85712714928309128012010-03-22T23:56:00.634-07:002010-03-22T23:56:00.634-07:00Dear FDeF,
Saint Augustine said: "Pray as if...Dear FDeF,<br /><br />Saint Augustine said: "Pray as if all depends on God and work as if all depends on you." Echoing your sentiments, someone recently asked why I didn't simply leave the church? <br /><br />I said it was like being French after the Nazis took over the country. Escaping to England, or joining the French Resistance were both legitimate options. Which option one took depended on a host of legitimate personal considerations.Father Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03904564207135202567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850096231666604.post-90026753772277424402010-03-22T19:39:29.641-07:002010-03-22T19:39:29.641-07:00I am a divided soul: a part of me still believes t...I am a divided soul: a part of me still believes that something akin to the Holy Spirit is allowing the church to unfold in a self-actualizing way; a part of me thinks it is all bull. That first part of me looks at the situation like this: The current boil that is the Vatican and church hierarchy is coming to a head and may soon burst to rid us of the pus and infection. Perhaps it is the natural and inevitable course dictated by truth and the spirit. The second part of me is cynical and angry and just wants no part of this so-called church.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04058312079036935995noreply@blogger.com