{"id":566,"date":"2008-04-18T00:08:27","date_gmt":"2008-04-18T00:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2008\/04\/listen-and-learn.html"},"modified":"2008-04-18T00:08:27","modified_gmt":"2008-04-18T00:08:27","slug":"listen-and-learn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2008\/04\/listen-and-learn.html","title":{"rendered":"Listen and learn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spectator.org\/dsp_article.asp?art_id=13078\" target=\"_blank\">In the Spectator, me on Benedict and the abuse issue.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2008\/US\/04\/17\/pope.thu\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">CNN has interviews with some of those who met with the Pope.<\/a><br \/>\nThe video is here &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2008\/US\/04\/17\/pope.thu\/index.html#cnnSTCVideo\" target=\"_blank\">Olan Horne, Faith Johnston, and Bernie McDaid. <\/a><br \/>\nIt occurred to me as I was writing and watching this that Benedict is trying to do many things with\u00a0here, which is normal for him &#8211; he always seems to be working on a few different levels. \u00a0First of all, to do what he emphasized in his talks &#8211; do what he can to meet the needs of victims and bring healing. But secondly, he is, very pointedly, teaching the bishops how to be pastors. You cannot watch these people speak of their past suffering and what the Pope listening to them today accomplished without hoping and praying that in humility, those\u00a0of his fellow pastors who have refused to listen and instead dedicated inestimable resources to re-victimizing victims\u00a0are watching and learning from him.<br \/>\nAnd perhaps feeling something. A word Benedict has used time and time again these past days.<br \/>\nShame.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Spectator, me on Benedict and the abuse issue. CNN has interviews with some of those who met with the Pope. The video is here &#8211; Olan Horne, Faith Johnston, and Bernie McDaid. 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