I think the most important line in this article is the following. "Even if the figure were higher, it would still likely represent less than half of 1 percent of the 46,075 priests in the United States." AP: 177 Priests Removed in 28 States
Tag: Catholic
Apr 17
Catholic Crisis
Here's a Washington Post article related to the previous post . Catholics: Church in Midst of A 'Crisis' "A growing majority of Catholics are sharply critical of the way the Roman Catholic Church has handled instances of child abuse by priests and believe the scandal has deeply tarnished the church's reputation, according to a national …
Apr 17
Catholic Reform?
[Here's another post by Jerry. This won't be all, though. There WILL be more. I WILL toss in my $2.50 (This is waaaaay beyond $0.02) some time soon (probably after finals are over). – Funky] Here's a liberal Brit take on the American Catholic Church. Not to minimize the terrible consequences of this scandal, but …
Apr 17
Defending the Church
Now that I have a forum at my disposal, I'd like to take a stand against the Catholic bashing that has been going on since the priest scandal broke. As a start, I offer a well-written letter to the editor submitted to The Pitt News by a good friend (and the man who sponsored my …