BRIDGEPORT (CT)
Hartford Courant
November 1, 2005
Helen Ubiņas
I was driving out of Bridgeport when I turned a corner and saw the hulking presence of St. Augustine Cathedral and, I'm still not sure why, felt a sudden need to stop.
Maybe it was because my insides were still in knots after hearing Kevin Zile and Jim Hackett recall horrendous acts of betrayal at the hands of the Catholic church.
Maybe because after two hours of listening to the men talk about the torment visited upon them by priests they trusted, I was looking for some sort of explanation.
Explain to me how parish leaders sworn to protect their flock could have allowed their most vulnerable to be abused?
Explain to me how the same church that preaches morality could have turned its eyes and back on such behavior?