NEW YORK
New York Daily News
Editorial
No doubt, Timothy Cardinal Dolan would reject the idea that he showed remarkable moral courage in offering compensation to child sex abuse victims who have long been shut out of the courts.
For a priest such as he, love for those who suffer far precedes bravery, always, but with greater conscious dedication in this, Pope Francis’ Year of Mercy.
Regardless, in a temporal realm where cynicism often reads self-interest into generosity, Dolan offered an inspiring example of fortitude as he set a milestone in the search for justice long denied.
Dolan’s pledge that the Archdiocese of New York will pay fair awards to childhood victims whose claims are barred by New York’s cramped statute of limitations implicitly challenges others to follow suit — both in the church and in society at large.
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