NEW YORK
Post-Bulletin
Let me begin by saying I detest all forms of abuse against another human being, especially a child.
Throughout the past several years we have heard plenty about the abuse scandals within the Catholic church, and I am terribly upset by what has happened. These priests will be held accountable by a higher judge than us, for Christ said in Matthew 26:24, “Woe to the man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed. It would be better for that man if he had never been born.”
Did not these men betray their calling?
Why does the Catholic church get so much attention from lawyers and the media, when child abuse is just as prevalent in many other institutions? Because the Catholic Church is an easy target. What other institution is willing to settle cases from decades ago and is willing to work with investigators? The church wants to right its wrongs.
People say that the Catholic church didn’t handle things properly. The fact is that, like society in general during the 1960s and ’70s, the church followed the prevailing view at the time that sex offenders could be treated and rehabilitated.
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