Well, it's been a hell of a ride, laying rubber all over the road for the past decade. But it's time to call it a day and park the Rogue in the garage. Effective today, I am shutting down my blog to focus my attention on other endeavours. My thanks to the more than 2.7 million people who regularly joined me on these sojourns through news stories over the years that dealt with the places with issues of religion and faith intersecting with public affairs. May God bless you with a continuing desire to learn about and help disseminate the issues of faith throughout the public square. Happy trails in your continuing travels! Fr. Tim Moyle, p.p. Diocese of Pembroke
Reflections from the pastoral ministry of an Evangelical Catholic Priest.
Actually in the report there were only 4 (not 7) allegations made by minors during the reporting period ( http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/child-and-youth-protection/upload/15-118-CYP-Annual-Report.pdf ). Overall credible allegations are up (see page 16) by 8%. While one hopes that children will report abuse so they can get help earlier the reality is often quite different. Progress has been made on clerical abuse but Mr. Donahue's attempt to downplay it by picking out one small aspect of the report shows that he is still unwilling to comes to terms with what is bankrupting hos Church, both financially and morally.
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