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Well, you certainly have good taste, :-), and that counts for a great deal. I suppose I shouldn't mention that I'm a cantor, trying to get my parish to use a bit more Gregorian chant. Very bad for the humility, don't you know?

But seriously, thank you for your kind remarks.

In regard to the current revelations - and I'm affected by them with some immediacy because I live in the Archdiocese of Boston, and attend a parish in the Diocese of Manchester (NH) - it must be pointed out that publications like The Wanderer have been pointing out these potential problems for years. Now, I'm of the opinion that a steady diet of The Wanderer gives an unnecessarily negative opinion of the state of the Church, but they seem to be right on this aspect of things.

We're also seeing everyone with an agenda on the right ("It's all because of the Second Vatican Council!") and on the left ("It's all because of the celibacy requirement!") within the Church, and our enemies without ("It's all because they're pagan idolators who don't know the Bible!" or "It's all because they're sexually repressed!") piling on. Moreover, some of the victims' allegations are fairly transparent attempts to cash in on an apparent bonanza, though I'm inclined to believe that most of them have some merit. So, as usual, it's difficult to get to the truth, which is probably that there's a significant problem, though not a universal one, which would be best solved not by radical changes to Church structure, but by the hierarchy exercising its legitimate authority with greater vigor.

There's a well-balanced article by E. Michael Jones on this issue that I will try to post tomorrow, but now it's time for bed.

Thank you for another very good post. I live within the Archdiocese of Boston as well. I live south, nearer to the Cape and I take it you must live north as you attend church in NH. Do you ever attend the Tridentine Mass at Holy Trinity? I go for the Gregorian Chant and when I need a shot of the Catholic tradition. My parish is a modern building and the priest is a bit on the "liberal" side, although since all this evil has come out, I've noticed him going back to basics somewhat.

I hope you get the chance to post the article by E. Michael Jones, I look forward to reading it.

I just subscribed to "The Wanderer" and in fact, received my first copy a few days ago. I'd not heard of it until several posters mentioned it. This issue contained a nice column by Cardinal Fabian Bruskiewicz, now there is a man for our times! I pray for more like him.