Now where people are - at least the people I talk to - they are focused on issues of trust. Accountability also comes up, to make sure that this doesn't happen again.
From William P. Leahy
The more we can get together and talk about various perspectives, feelings, beliefs, the better.
The church may hold whatever it holds with regard to clerical celibacy.
I think the issue of clergy sexual abuse sparked people to look at their faith in a different way.
I would say the hierarchy has made terrible errors in judgment and it has to seek forgiveness by its members.
I say let's respond as best we can to the victims and their families.
What I think we can do is help individuals understand the church teaching, but also maybe help the church understand the viewpoint of lay men and women about what they want in regard to priests, or how do they want the hierarchy to deal with them?
Individuals will speak their minds, which I think is healthy.
The hierarchy shouldn't fear what we're doing.
This is a crisis, but there is an opportunity to help revitalize and renew the Catholic community.
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