A lengthy article (part 1 of 2) by Jason Berry, online at NCR, presents an interesting take on the story of an infamously abusive priest and his connections with the Vatican.
While I don't imagine that Berry features himself a defender of the papacy, his reporting here offers a view of Benedict XVI in significant contrast to what we've read in the last two weeks.
And in related news, it's possible that some things are, indeed, lost in translation...
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The facts reported in the first article by Jason Berry are so utterly sickening and sad to read. I also feel extremely angry. There are so many "good priests and lay people" who are desperately trying to hold on to their faith in the hierarchical church and even if Benedict/Ratzinger did belatedly attempt to start proceedings against this man I don't have much faith in him as a Pope of pastoral excellence. I have been reading Hans Kung's Memoirs Vol II Disputed Truth. Kung knew Ratzinger probably better than most and the man comes across as a political animal who wanted power and became more conservative to ensure he progressed through the ranks to where he is now. The comments to this article at NCR are also heart breaking because Opus Dei and other organisations are just as likely to be in the money trough. The Vatican seems to be like one gigantic Mafia, as far apart from J.C.as I can imagine. I know that we can say we are the church but the whole situation seems to be immersed in corruption. I can't say any more. My heart is utterly sick of it all.
ReplyDeleteI read the NCR article yesterday and had the same reaction as Philomena - I felt sick.
ReplyDeleteToday, however, for the first time since all of this reared its ugly head again, I have been able to laugh. As I read your link "lost in translation," I came to the following:
"According to Il Foglio, Fr. Brundage warned in his letter that "It is a very rough translation and the computer certainly cannot distinguish some of the peculiarities of canon law.""
The computer is not alone in its inability to distinguish some of the peculiarities of canon law!
Rosemary