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...a documentary starring Oliver O'Grady, a pedophile priest from Los Angeles. He raped a five-year-old girl. And that's only one of his victims. The spokesman for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles calls the film an "obvious anti-Church hit piece." I haven't seen the film, so I don't know, but I am unpersuaded by the assertion of the spokesman for Roger Cardinal Mahony, the monstrous prelate who enabled Father O'Grady's ministry for oh so many years.
Roger Mahony ought to be in jail. No, under the jail. See for yourself.
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Should we use the old business standy of the "feedback sandwich" where we say a nice thing, then give criticism and then follow up with a nice thing again so as not to offend the delicate?
Can't we all just agree as given that every organization has its good points, and that pointing at the bad points in order to solve them is neither an attack nor a discouting of the good?
Pointing out that priests molested children, for example does not negate the fact that the RCC has fabulous soup kitchens.
There's no zero-sum game that needs to be played, becuase there's no one (besides you) paying attention to the non-existent "score."{>
Posted by: god_is_in_the_tv | June 30, 2006 10:14 PM
Jonathan, to say that the good the Church does must balance the legitimate criticism over the clerical sex-abuse crisis is nonsensical. One does not have anything to do with the other. Besides, those victimized are only looking for one good thing from the Church: acknowledgement of their legitimate pain and discipline (if not punishment) for those involved. Despite multi-million dollar settlements, Rome has seen fit to do neither, really.>
Posted by: Joseph D'Hippolito | July 1, 2006 9:36 PM
Nothing they do will make you happy Joseph. You use the legitimate corruption and sheer ineptness of some Cardinals and Bishops to tar the whole church. It is like me saying; What do you call 100 lawyers at the bottom of the river? A good start.>
Posted by: Jonathan Carpenter | July 2, 2006 12:39 AM
So much for nuance...>
Posted by: god_is_in_the_tv | July 2, 2006 4:40 PM
Jonathan, if Rome were more vigilant and forthcoming -- and less flaccid -- about discipling malfeasant bishops and priests, my attitude would change. One can find incompetent subordinates in every endeavor, religious or secular. However, how those in authority confront such incompetence or malfeasance reveals that authority's true moral direction and values.
I don't expect the Vatican to be the moral equivalent of Enron. No Catholic does or should. Unfortunately, that's what Rome has become.
That's why it's imperative for lay Catholics to take matters into their own hands through canonically legal channels, as I've suggested before. Rome must feel so much pressure from below that it has no choice but to do its duty -- a duty in which Rome has been abysmally negligent.>
Posted by: Joseph D'Hippolito | July 2, 2006 10:24 PM
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