I’m writing in response to the Sept. 4 Insight article “Priests who abuse kids will suffer wrath of God.” There are several issues that I feel compelled to comment on as a Catholic who left the church after the revelations of systemic sexual abuse.
First, news related to sexual abuse in the church continues to get regular media coverage because reports of abuse, and extensively detailed cover-ups by church leaders, continue to be exposed throughout the United States and around the world. While every priest may not be a predator, the actions that church leaders took to hide priests while silencing victims is abusive, dangerous and, most importantly, illegal.
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