Is this the wake up call the Catholic Church needed?
|11:47 UK time, Wednesday, 12 May 2010
Attacks on the pope and the church come not only from outside the church, but the suffering of the church comes from inside the church, from sin that exists inside the church
The words of Pope Benedict on the abuse scandal that's rocked the Catholic Church.
It seems to be the most direct condemnation by the Pope since news of alleged cover ups of abuse by catholic priests in numerous countries.
And blogs are buzzing with reaction: - New Reformation Advocate writes:
I agree that it's laudable and forthright. The pope appears to get it, at last...Such frank acknowledgment is encouraging.
This blogger says:
It is seemingly a split from the stance of other church leaders, who continue to blame outside sources for the bad press surrounding the Catholic Church today.
And jesterfyl: am impressed (and I am not easily impressed by him). B16 is starting to see what the world has seen for a while.
For the bloggers above, the Pope has finally seen what many have seen for a while and this, as this journalist writes, is why it's so significant.
Does the change in tone by the Pope mean anything? Do you think the Pope's words will force the Catholic Church to reform? And do you welcome what the Pope has said?
