PATH TO RENEWAL OF CATHOLIC CHURCH.(Editorial)(Column)

From: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) | Date: April 25, 2002| Author: Li, Chi-Dooh | Copyright information

Byline: CHI-DOOH LI P-I columnist

Judging by Solomon's proverb that you discipline the child you love, God must love the Catholic Church very much.

Otherwise, why bother to put the church through this refining fire that seems to get hotter by the day?

That's one way of looking at the current crisis the church faces over priests who sexually abused children and bishops who not only covered up the reprehensible deeds but also transferred the predat...

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