The clergy in our diocese committed a monstrous crime, the scourge of sexual abuse known to many Catholic communities. Another sibling was made whole by religion, after losing a son to murder and finding that no one but God could salve her wounds. And for the young, as I heard it described, a pilgrimage is a way to “do” religion. “Doubts are allowed by God,” said this man who introduced himself as Father John of Flavigny, a onetime medical student. If you only ride a bicycle with the wind at your back, that’s not going to help you.

Source: New York Times October 19, 2019 17:48 UTC