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“Top U.S. bishops have admitted their disappointment and frustration as the Vatican has blocked immediate action on the child sex abuse scandal.” - Christian Post

“By a two-to-one margin, American Catholics now give Francis negative marks for his handling of the sex abuse scandal” - Pew Research

You watch the news and you read the papers and you’re led to believe that the world is a big, scary place. People, the narrative goes, are not to be trusted. People are bad. People are evil. People are axe murderers and monsters and worse. I don’t buy it.

Report details sexual abuse by more than 300 priests in Pennsylvania’s Catholic Church

Catholic Church Covered Up Child Sex Abuse in Pennsylvania for Decades, Grand Jury Says

“A man connected to God is, among other things, humble, “thinking of others as better than [themselves]” (Philippians 2:3). He does not go out of his way to insult others. When he pledges himself to God’s service, he realizes he is but a small part of God’s plan, working in connection with others to fulfill that plan.” - Examiner

“It’s cheaper, legal and kills more people than opioids. But public officials are much more united in the fight against drugs than alcohol.” - GOVERNING

“For secularists to claim “no one is an animal” is actually highly inconsistent. They want to believe evolutionary ideas (e.g., man is just an animal) while still believing humans are somehow unique” AiG

Attorneys representing clergy abuse victims announced a $210 million settlement Thursday in the protracted Twin Cities archdiocese bankruptcy case, calling it the largest ever. More than 400 victims will share in the proceeds. In a news conference Thursday afternoon, St.

“While 63 percent of the 65+ crowd agreed that right and wrong was objective, or does not change, only 36 percent of the 18-24 age group thought the same. In other words, two-thirds of the next generation believe standards of right and wrong are relative to the individual.” Intellectual Takeout