It's a nightmare, truly a nightmare. I hope and pray he pleads guilty, resigns as Bishop, and serves his jail time. What's particularly hard to take right now is the major schadenfreude party being thrown by Catholic-bashers and ex-Catholics over this. In all the fiendish glee of "I told you so" revelry, I hope these same people invest as much energy in praying for the family members of the man who was killed.
"If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you also."If we are persecuted for our faith, we are in the company of Jesus. This whole ugly scandal just points out how vital it is to place our faith and trust in Him, not in church leaders who are bound to disappoint us. He also says we need to pray for our persecutors, and that's really hard to do. I and many others are holding all of you in Phoenix in our prayers, that He will provide you with the leadership you need, men of holiness and prayer who can minister the healing love of Jesus to all of you who are living through this nightmare. We pray also for a revelation of truth and mercy for those who would exploit this situation to bring further hurt and damage to the church.