tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845239886251312993.post6409979122094275419..comments2023-09-26T00:42:29.508-07:00Comments on Caritas in Veritate: Abused, but still loves priestsFather John Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10581732723849634398noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845239886251312993.post-30123150180190520462010-05-08T05:05:44.703-07:002010-05-08T05:05:44.703-07:00My PP faced some tough abuse when he went home to ...My PP faced some tough abuse when he went home to Ireland recently and walked around in his dog collar. I am grateful to him that he is still willing to be a priest in public.<br />We need that.<br />Thank you to you too Father.<br />This was a powerful story.<br />God does work in mysterious ways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845239886251312993.post-2090006854331523172010-05-07T03:35:47.797-07:002010-05-07T03:35:47.797-07:00Nice reflection and experience, Father. It also gi...Nice reflection and experience, Father. It also gives the lie to the dire predictions in the media – Irish and otherwise – of the imminent demise of the Faith in Ireland. If one were to believe only what one sees in the media one would assume that the Church in Ireland is on the ropes and the Faith is in danger of being snuffed out. But that is far from the case.<br /><br />But just as here in the US a decade ago, the Irish Church is being buffeted by the revelations and cowed by the onslaughts in the media. And while the outrage is justified and the shame and remorse deeply felt, people of strong faith know how to distinguish between the sinfulness of the members and the sinlessness of the Church Herself.<br /> <br />Contrary to what I read in the papers, I hear from my relatives in Ireland that attendance at Mass and the Sacraments is actually on the increase. This may be due in part to the economic climate there - as elsewhere – serving as a ‘reality check’ in terms of what is really important in this life and where our true priorities should lie. So all is not lost and God always knows how to draw good from evil.GORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313101159848740722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845239886251312993.post-37995678334299591672010-05-06T14:32:56.122-07:002010-05-06T14:32:56.122-07:00On the question of how Catholics have responded to...On the question of how Catholics have responded to the clerical abuse situation see:<br /><br />http://authenticupdate.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-can-this-be.html<br /><br />It’s a pity though that “44% of practising Catholics, and 73% of the total population, believe that child sexual abuse by priests is still a problem today” but that’s probably because of the way that many parts of the media imply that it is still a problem today.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845239886251312993.post-37889692550881844722010-05-06T13:39:03.824-07:002010-05-06T13:39:03.824-07:00That is an excellent antidote to the item this eve...That is an excellent antidote to the item this evening on BBC1’s “The One Show”. For the benefit of anyone who did not see it it can be seen at<br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00s9wkv/The_One_Show_06_05_2010/<br /><br />The clerical abuse item is the first story. It contains the usual misleading statements such as implying that the Church is only now beginning to deal with the problem, implying that it is a current problem and that people are leaving the Church in large numbers because of the abuse.Mikenoreply@blogger.com