Pope Francis Embraces Silence as Calls Grow for Response to Allegations

[guillaumeb]

From the article:

As a clamor builds for Pope Francis to respond to the stunning allegations by his former ambassador in Washington that he covered up abuse and lied about a meeting with a prominent opponent to same-sex marriage, the pontiff has extolled the virtues of silence.
Speaking in a Monday morning homily at the Vatican, Francis said, “With people who don’t have good will, who seek only scandal, who want only division, who seek only destruction — including within the family: silence, prayer.”
He added that “the truth is humble, the truth is silent” and concluded with the prayer, “May the Lord give us the grace to discern when we should speak and when we should stay silent.”

To read more:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/03/world/europe/pope-francis-mccarrick.html

My personal view, one that the Pope has not solicited, is that silence is not what is needed, unless this temporary silence is quickly followed by action to address the scandal.

[MineralMan]

1. He may be counting on people's short memories.

If he says nothing, they'll soon be distracted by other things and forget that there is an unsolved problem.

[marylandblue]

2. I think so too, but this isn't going away.

He's also stuck. He knows the truth and it isn't pretty. Every bishop and cardinal in the world was involved or at least knew about it. Maybe some low level priests didn't know, but most probably did.

[MineralMan]

3. I agree. This time, the issue must be addressed.