“In abuse and its concealment, the powerful (of the Church) show themselves not men of heaven but men of earth ...” he said. Then, quoting Jesus’ commandment to “Love your enemy”, Coleridge said:“But who is the enemy? “At times, however, we have seen victims and survivors as the enemy, but we have not loved them, we have not blessed them. In that sense, we have been our own worst enemy,” he said. After the conference, the Vatican says it will formulate follow-up measures to make sure all bishop return home knowing how to put anti-abuse procedures into place.

Source: bd News24 February 24, 2019 09:11 UTC