tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post7167338102587296684..comments2024-03-19T04:12:56.543-04:00Comments on southern orders: COVERING THE SEX ABUSE SCANDAL HELPS A REPORTER TO BECOME A GOOD CATHOLIC! ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GODFr. Allan J. McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-29959585825066804052011-10-03T15:47:57.082-04:002011-10-03T15:47:57.082-04:00Well, I have never much worried about church admin...Well, I have never much worried about church administrator or clerical abusers...I could always out abuse them. Never invite me to pull out all the stops...LOL!Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672484450736725268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-5033895779641906772011-10-03T13:34:33.491-04:002011-10-03T13:34:33.491-04:00Beginning in 1999, I began writing for an "al...Beginning in 1999, I began writing for an "alternative" (read: "Not sponsored by the diocese") Catholic newspaper. Many of the stories we covered were positive stories, but many were also stories that most diocesan papers would not touch. Among the topics I covered were liturgical abuses, bullying by diocesan administrators, abusive priests (and there are a lot of other kinds of abuse besides sexual abuse), church architecture, unnecessary renovations and other controversial topics that our bishop and chancery would have preferred to keep swept up under the rug. However, my faith as a Catholic was never in question. I knew there were bad priests before I got involved in this kind of reporting. I knew there was corruption in the Church. I knew things were not right in many quarters and Vatican II was often mis-cited and mis-interpreted to justify a lot of schemes ranging from manipulating the laity to serious malfeasance. It didn't matter then. It doesn't matter now. In spite of the disappointment I often feel, I know that the Catholic Church is God's Church and the gates of hell will not prevail against Her. Where else could I possibly go? If we think WE have it bad as Catholics, just look at the Protestant Churches and their all-too-often underreported problems. I doubt that I could ever do this kind of work if I did not have the Catholic Church to sustain me.Robert Kumpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567786012498143419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-24220015820909565692011-10-02T23:30:19.291-04:002011-10-02T23:30:19.291-04:00Great story with resonance as I converted right wh...Great story with resonance as I converted right when the abuse media feeding-frenzy was at its height.<br /><br /><i>I quickly realized that I didn’t know anything about Catholicism</i><br /><br />Amazing how humility begets wisdom. Contrast that with the apostate. 99.8% of them begin with "I was born and raised Catholic..." and then what follows is a stunning display of abysmal ignorance of even the most basic of Catholic teachings and practices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com