Who Is to Blame for the Scandal of Rome’s Priests (Or, What Else Would One Expect?) / Where This Is All Heading / “When Ball Becomes Baal”

Who Is to Blame for the Scandal of Rome's Priests (OR: What Else Would One Expect?) In the wake of Rome's sex-abuse scandal the U.S. conference of Catholic bishops undertook an in­vestigation into the allegations against its priests and the irrespon­sible response of its Bishops. The results have recently been pub­lished. According to the study, the bishops concluded that 4,392 priests allegedly have abused more than 10,000 victims over a 50-year time span. [You may be sure this is the most...