Archbishop Diarmuid Martin on 60 Minutes

By James Martin
America Magazine
March 5, 2012

http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=2&entry_id=4973

[with video]

I found this interview with Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin on "60 Minutes" last night to be deeply moving. The archbishop of Dublin is resolute about confronting the sex abuse crisis in his country; he has rightly apologized to victims; he correctly states that the crisis is far from over; he uses the plainest language when describing the crimes committed; and, towards the end of the interview, weeps when he thinks of the rape (the right word to use) of an eight-year-old boy by a priest. A true pastor, who weeps over those in his flock whose lives have been ruined, and who lets compassion move him to action.