What the Pope Could Have Said

I learned a valuable lesson early in my political career: When you make a mistake or a misjudgment, acknowledge it quickly and repair any damage. What the Pope should have said years ago is that “What some priests have done is sinful and the response of the church is shameful. We must repent, both individually and as an institution; we must rid the church of all people in authority who violate the dignity and rights of others; and we must do everything we can to restore to wholeness those who have suffered such egregious harm.”

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