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I have not wanted to say anything of my own concerning events within the episcopate in the Catholic Church in the USA, but there are 2 items online now that speak far better than I could:
(1) Here is a link to a post on Elizabeth Scalia's blog The Anchoress: LINK
Scalia's article is a bit of a prelude to an article by Professor Dawn Eden Goldstein found at The Catholic Herald UK online:
"Something very important is missing from every statement issued by US bishops thus far in the wake of the allegations against ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick. It is something needed not only for the restoration of the bishops’ credibility but also, and more importantly, for the healing of the Church.
"Given that the bishops form a college in continuation of the Apostles’ own, they need to take the initiative in summoning themselves, as a body, to public acts of penance for (1) the sins of bishops and all clerics, and (2) those who enabled or failed to act against such wrongdoers."
I highly encourage your reading of Professor Goldstein's article at this L I N K.
Bishop Robert Barron has also written an article here: click link.
