UNITED STATES
Philadelphia Inquirer
Chris Freind
Posted: Monday, March 11, 2013
Thank God for small miracles. Or, in this case, huge ones.
The decision by Pope Benedict XVI to resign has given the Catholic Church an unprecedented opportunity to save itself. Whether the conclave of cardinals in Rome takes advantage of this blessing remains to be seen.
As one of the Catholic faithful, I desperately want to believe the conclave will choose wisely, and that it will:
Do whatever is necessary to rebuild the greatest, most benevolent institution the world has ever known;
Admit that its hard times – the sex-abuse scandal, corruption in the Vatican, and genuflecting at the wrong altar (that of political correctness) – are sins of its own making;
Finally learn to replace arrogance with humility, and value both forgiveness, and asking to be forgiven;
Understand the most powerful tool in the 21st century: public relations;
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