MILWAUKEE (WI)
Charlotte Observer
By M.L. JOHNSON
Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, Sep. 05, 2013
MILWAUKEE New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan said Thursday that one of the biggest problems facing the Roman Catholic Church is the number of people who identify as former Catholics, including many who left because of the ‘sinful’ behavior of clergy and other Church members.
Dolan, the former Milwaukee archbishop, made the comments during his first appearance in the city since the archdiocese released the personnel files of 42 priests with substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse against them in July.
Dolan didn’t explicitly mention abuse, but he acknowledged that some Catholics who left the church because “they have been shocked, saddened and nauseated by the sinful behavior” of some of its members. He said Catholics should not hide from that.
“It’s not a bad idea to fess up to the sinful side of the Church,” Dolan said.
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