Pope Francis is passively sorry about priests abusing children

Pope Francis is passively sorry about priests abusing children

ByJosh Bernoff

In the wake of the grand jury report on Catholic priests abusing over a thousand children in Pennsylvania, the Pope sent a message to his flock. His passive language is emblematic of how you write to escape responsibility. The words “I’m sorry” and “It was my/our fault” are incompatible with being the infallible leader of…

Lessons from the plain, damning grand jury report on priests in Pennsylvania

Lessons from the plain, damning grand jury report on priests in Pennsylvania

ByJosh Bernoff

A grand jury in Pennsylvania accused more than 300 priests of sexually abusing more than 1000 children, over a period of decades. The grand jury’s 1356 page report is an amazing document, a model for clarity of description in an emotionally charged environment. I don’t clearly understand who writes documents like this or how. I’m…