Mike, this whole situation has troubled me greatly. I welcome the update re the opening of the case for review - but I cannot conclude anything except that this move was reactive, not proactive; an exercise in damage limitation in response to the gathering storm. As you note - it should NEVER have reached that point. I remain greatly troubled by it, as I have been by ash the particular steps leading to this point.
Well done MIke in posting this- sadly, the Church continues to conceal abuse and thus allow its critics to be confirmed in their assessment ‘we’ are insincere regarding any meaningful reform or repentance. No wonder we are a laughingstock
One thing to remember, abusers like Ripken or Marcel, their master manipulators, complete con men, it has been encouraging to see the left put their foot down and say enough is enough, I think the hierarchy thought no one was paying attention
Hi Mr Lewis. I don't have a WPI account so let me say here that your piece tonight on Strickland et al. was both excellent and compendious, I've saved it for reference!
He hasn't addressed, isn't going to address it, doesn't have to address it; just like he isn't going to say anything else about Strickland or Burke if he doesn't feel like it. No one judges him and since you are ok with that absolute unaccountability in other contexts you have to be ok with it in this context too.
Or you could just offer it up.
Or maybe you could reconsider your ultra-ultramontanism.
Mike, this whole situation has troubled me greatly. I welcome the update re the opening of the case for review - but I cannot conclude anything except that this move was reactive, not proactive; an exercise in damage limitation in response to the gathering storm. As you note - it should NEVER have reached that point. I remain greatly troubled by it, as I have been by ash the particular steps leading to this point.
I thought your summation was excellent.
Well done MIke in posting this- sadly, the Church continues to conceal abuse and thus allow its critics to be confirmed in their assessment ‘we’ are insincere regarding any meaningful reform or repentance. No wonder we are a laughingstock
One thing to remember, abusers like Ripken or Marcel, their master manipulators, complete con men, it has been encouraging to see the left put their foot down and say enough is enough, I think the hierarchy thought no one was paying attention
Thanks, Mike.
Hi Mr Lewis. I don't have a WPI account so let me say here that your piece tonight on Strickland et al. was both excellent and compendious, I've saved it for reference!
He hasn't addressed, isn't going to address it, doesn't have to address it; just like he isn't going to say anything else about Strickland or Burke if he doesn't feel like it. No one judges him and since you are ok with that absolute unaccountability in other contexts you have to be ok with it in this context too.
Or you could just offer it up.
Or maybe you could reconsider your ultra-ultramontanism.
Mike, at what point will you post an article on this topic on "Where Peter Is"?