There are many ways to get news.
We can take the initiative each time we want to get some news by tuning in or logging on to our favorite source. We can also set things up (or they are set up for us) to received news even when we have not taken the initiative to get it. The same holds true when it comes to "Church News."
I received something from Bishop Taylor's office this past Monday, that I would like to share with you. In speaking about the current crises in the Church, he quotes a statement of all the bishops which says, "We cannot content ourselves that our response to sexual assault within the Church has been sufficient." Along with asking for our prayers for all of the bishops of the United States in preperation for their Genereal Assembly meeting in the middle of this month where critical discussions and decisions will be made in response to the sexual abuse crises, our bishop let us know that he would be joining his fellow bishops in seven days of intensified prayer and sacrifice from November 5-11 for three specific intentions. These intentions include for the healing and support of all victims of clergy sexual abuse, for the conversion and just punishment of the perpetrators and concealers of sexual abuse, and for the strength of the bishops to be holy shepherds in protecting and leading their sheep from all harm.
Quite a few people have spoken positively about Bishop Taylor's transparency - about what has happened in the past in our diocese with regard to any victims of sexual abuse by clergy, Church volunteers or employees, to come forward and tell their story and receive help, hope and justice as they seek to heal from the wounds inflicted upon them. If you haven't already seen it or heard of it in the media, Bishop Taylor has put out another statement about what is happened since he came out with his first statement that listed known perpetrators of sexual abuse of minors in our diocese in the past 70 years. I invite you to go to our website, hsvsacredheart.com and read that statement. Please continue to pray that what continues to be hidden in the dark will come to light, and actions will be taken to heal our church and help us to revive trust that has been broken or even shattered, in some parts of the Church not only in our country, but in other places in the world.
We can take the initiative each time we want to get some news by tuning in or logging on to our favorite source. We can also set things up (or they are set up for us) to received news even when we have not taken the initiative to get it. The same holds true when it comes to "Church News."
I received something from Bishop Taylor's office this past Monday, that I would like to share with you. In speaking about the current crises in the Church, he quotes a statement of all the bishops which says, "We cannot content ourselves that our response to sexual assault within the Church has been sufficient." Along with asking for our prayers for all of the bishops of the United States in preperation for their Genereal Assembly meeting in the middle of this month where critical discussions and decisions will be made in response to the sexual abuse crises, our bishop let us know that he would be joining his fellow bishops in seven days of intensified prayer and sacrifice from November 5-11 for three specific intentions. These intentions include for the healing and support of all victims of clergy sexual abuse, for the conversion and just punishment of the perpetrators and concealers of sexual abuse, and for the strength of the bishops to be holy shepherds in protecting and leading their sheep from all harm.
Quite a few people have spoken positively about Bishop Taylor's transparency - about what has happened in the past in our diocese with regard to any victims of sexual abuse by clergy, Church volunteers or employees, to come forward and tell their story and receive help, hope and justice as they seek to heal from the wounds inflicted upon them. If you haven't already seen it or heard of it in the media, Bishop Taylor has put out another statement about what is happened since he came out with his first statement that listed known perpetrators of sexual abuse of minors in our diocese in the past 70 years. I invite you to go to our website, hsvsacredheart.com and read that statement. Please continue to pray that what continues to be hidden in the dark will come to light, and actions will be taken to heal our church and help us to revive trust that has been broken or even shattered, in some parts of the Church not only in our country, but in other places in the world.