Where the Rubber Hits the Road

I have listed a number of interesting articles in the 'referenced articles' box on the left hand side of the page. Peggy Noonan, former American Ambassador to the Vatican and a leading voice in the societal debates of the public square of the arguments for faith published a column in the Wall Street Journal on the proper attitude to face the challenges of 2010. The tag line that introduces the article says it all, "While so many of our institutions have failed, we can repair them. The first step is to take personal responsibility." Deacon Greg Kandra posts on his blog an informative article on the process of choosing Bishops. Given the example offered in the face of the Irish Bishops who have resigned in the wake of revelations that showed their complicity in the recent scandals that have recently come to light via a government inquiry into the scandal, this may become an increasingly relevant issue for Canadian Catholics. I am left to wonder if the Irish episcopa...

Archbishop Martin has intimated that each of the Bishops named in the Dublin report on clergy sexual abuse should resign as Ordinary of their respective Dioceses. Not only is it refreshing that a Bishop is calling his brother bishops to take responsibility for these abuses, and for the neglectful way that they dealt with the victims of abusing priests. He seems to understand that the laity need this step to believe that the Church is serious about taking responsibility for its misdeeds... and that the Bishops need to demonstrate this by assuming this responsibility personally. Click on the title on this post to be taken to the story on the Catholic Culture which will offer links to more source documents on this story. Here's hoping that his example will spread among the Bishop's world wide!!