Silent Servants...

Silent Servants...

... of the Used, Abused, and Utterly Screwed Up.

A Secular Franciscan looks at the world...
with a more jaundiced eye than ever...
and lots of ellipses for you to fill in the missing text...
(with thanks to Thomas S. Klise for the title)



Thursday, May 06, 2010

I'm not at all surprised


Practicing Catholics unfazed by abuse scandals; Pope’s popularity increasing

While polls and statistics are always to be viewed with a certain amount of suspicion, I think the important word here is 'practicing'.

People who aren't active Catholics but still categorize themselves as Catholic have likely stopped practicing for a reason, and it's much easier for them to be critical and suspicious of, and angry toward, the Church and the Pope. Those who are practicing might take a more moderate stance. It stands to reason...


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