On the front page of most U. S. newspapers this morning is the latest report on past clerical sexual abuse of children and youth in the Catholic Church. The numbers are outrageous. As the report says, the bishops are without excuse.

I was going to write a lengthy piece here, but I’m at a loss just what to write. It’s not only the gross negligence of bishops and seminaries that’s disturbing. It’s not only the pain the victims went through and often still are going through. It’s the poisoning of the environment for both leaders and kids in youth and children’s ministry that troubles me. That keeps on harming kids and ministry to them.

I don’t like even talking about this. That’s all I’m going to post for now.