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Can the Catholic Church Save Itself?
Twenty-eight years ago this month, Shanley lectured at Merrimack College in North Andover, Mass. According to a local newspaper account, he railed against the chasm between church teachings and practices. "The sexual morality of the Catholic Church is a shambles," he said. His legacy makes it even more so...
Can the Catholic Church save itself? No. Only God can save it [RELIGION, April 1]. For 2,000 years, God has been rescuing the Roman Catholic Church from the excesses of the human condition, be it the imperialism of Constantine, pillaging during the Crusades, murder in the Inquisition, the selling...
Although I am not a Catholic, I'm convinced that the church can "save itself." It has survived worse. Now is the time to support our good Catholic neighbors and tell them we love them. JACK WILLIAMS Fallbrook, Calif.
There was little in your report that addressed the fact that most priests serve with integrity. You quoted clinical psychologist Thomas Plante as saying "about 5% of the Catholic clergy have had involvement with minors." If this is true, then why don't the other 95% deserve more than a...