Hollywood and the Catholic Church? Really? Yes, it's true. Hollywood could learn a few things from the Catholic Church in terms of how it handled or rather mishandled the priest abuse crisis. The same shit storm is coming Hollywood's way and they are as prepared as the Catholic Church was at the beginning of the new millennium. I just finished reading Jim McDermott's excellent article published in the Jesuit magazine America and thought I'd write a post based on the article including my … [Read more...]
Catholic Church-Protecting the Guilty While Harming the Innocent
The Catholic Church priest sex abuse scandal just doesn't quit, like a bad penny, it keeps coming back to headline the news cycle. This time, it's a high-ranking Vatican cardinal who has been charged with multiple sex abuse offenses in Australia. Why is this news and why should we care? Pope Francis has pledged time and time again to root out priests who sexually abuse children. However, this time the problem is in the Pontiff's own back yard. Cardinal George Pell, who was named in 2014 … [Read more...]
