[Siobhan]

This article is a hit piece. A worthless piece of trash.

[Polycarp]

I saw these articles and my heart sank, but upon review, I think you're right.

Thanks.

[sinkspur]

This article is a hit piece. A worthless piece of trash.

Do you have any comments as to why Groeschel chose not to comment to the writer of this article?

Oh, I forgot. Groeschel blames the media for the sexual abuse crisis.

It's best left under the rug.

I've got another article that I will have to type in, but it details how a Dallas priest, Fr. Richard T. Brown, identified by the bishop of Dallas as a sexual perpetrator (the bishop of Dallas, no less), was relieved of duty in Dallas, and then went to work with Father John Hardon (yes, the Father Hardon), and helped him lead retreats for adults in Detroit.

[Desdemona]

This article is a hit piece.

I think you're right, but at the same time there are a lot of facts here. They're just not tied together well. The author and the editor need to go back to writing class. There's too many points all jumbled up.

I do think, though, that in the beginning, to be charitable, no one really knew what this sickness involved and that psychology and psychiatrists really did not have a cure. The church has learned that the hard way and the teachings on forgiveness were exploited along the way.