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	Page One Editorial: Bishop McCormack's Moral Authority! By Joseph W. McQuaid New Hampshire Union Leader April 5, 2011 http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Page+One+Editorial%3a+Bishop+McCormack%27s+moral+authority!&articleId=8430c657-fb06-4848-805d-b62543149514 This newspaper called for the resignation of Bishop John McCormack nine years ago, when it became clear just how shabby a record he had in handling pedophile priests for the equally shabby Cardinal Bernard Law in Boston. It was McCormack's actions, much more than the poorly chosen words of a New Hampshire legislator, that have been a slap in the face to Catholics. House Majority Leader D.J. Bettencourt would not need to apologize, as he rightly did yesterday, had he been more subtle in his remarks questioning McCormack's moral authority to criticize the Legislature last week. Tough choices to contend with New Hampshire's soaring budget ills may hurt innocent victims. But Bishop McCormack is in no position to talk, or to be listened to, on the subject of innocent victims. We have a question for Gov. John Lynch and other politicians who were quick to pummel young Mr. Bettencourt: Where have they been on the subject of McCormack's role in a scandal that has so damaged the Catholic church?
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