ALLENTOWN (PA)
The Morning Call
July 11, 2018
By Bill White
Pennsylvania grand jury, East Penn controversies all about secrets
“Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.” — Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanack
This is a column about secrets.
Secrets that the Catholic Church has kept from its parishioners and everyone else about the way some of its priests have preyed on children and the way church leaders covered it up.
Secrets their victims have kept, festering in some cases for decades because they were too frightened, embarrassed or confused to speak up.
Secrets parents try to keep from their children about sexual orientation and other uncomfortable subjects.
Secrets some schools try to keep from their parents.
Certainly there are times when secrecy makes sense. Loose lips sink ships and all that.
But far more often, it’s healthy, even liberating, to expose these secrets to the light of day so they can be addressed in the open.
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