Pope Benedict in his address to the pilgrms at Croke Park used the word 'mystery' when referring to the child sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church.
It is difficult to know what he meant.
But the entire issue has been clouded by the institutional church.
There may well be a problem within priesthood that has played a role in all that has happened. But the basic and primary issue is the cover up that the institutional church has perpetrated.
It's the nastiness, jealousy, the petiness, the stupidity of elements within the hierarchical church that has alienated so many people from the church.
And there is no process in place to try to change things. And all the time more good people say adieu to the church they wish to love and serve.
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