MARYLAND
Baltimore Sun
BY BRYNA ZUMER, bzumer@theaegis.com
6:00 a.m. EST, March 4, 2013
Parishioners spoke their minds on Catholic church issues, including some people’s dissatisfaction with the direction of the papacy, during a frank, emotional discussion held at Bel Air’s St. Margaret Church on Sunday afternoon.
Organized by Msgr. Michael Schleupner of St. Margaret’s in light of Pope Benedict’s resignation, the event drew more than 100 people to one of the largest parishes in the Baltimore Archdiocese to talk about everything from sex abuse in the church to the challenge of attracting young people.
Some parishioners who attended said they are angry about the direction the church has taken in recent decades, including the handling of sex abuse cases involving priests, while others were equally passionate in defending it.
At one point, Schleupner, the parish leader, said he could support allowing priests to marry.
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