Fr. Dwight Longnecker: Drowning in Scandal

[JanSobieskiIII]

Fantastic read for those who are constantly bemoaning the failures of the clergy.

Help! I’m Sinking in the Quicksand of Scandal! | Fr. Dwight Longenecker

A couple of readers have dropped me a line asking how to deal with the almost daily onslaught of scandal in the church just now. Cardinal McCarrik who turns out (apparently) to be a predatory homosexual, Cardinal Maradiaga embroiled in a dirty money problem, his assistant Bishop Pineda doing a...

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“But let’s stop again and examine our expectations because disappointments are determined by wrong expectations.

What did you really expect from the Catholic Church–or any church for that matter?

We’re a boatload of sinners, and not just sinners, but unrepentant sinners who cover up our crimes, justify our misdemeanors and excuse our weaknesses.”

 

[KyPerson]

This is fantastic. It’s what I’ve been saying for a long, long time.

 

[Limoncello4021]

What do I expect from the Catholic Church?
For one thing, Cardinals who do not take young men into their beds to “snuggle.”