Kathryn Jean Lopez: A Holy Father

Kathryn Jean Lopez, editor of National Review Online and an associate editor at National Review, has written a reflection (for the Knights of Columbus Headline Bistro service) on the ongoing renewal in the Church, especially in reference to the sexual abuse crisis:

"A Holy Father"
by Kathryn Jean Lopez

"It was Holy Week. It was Holy Week and everywhere I turned - or so it seemed to this news junkie - I heard calls for the pope’s resignation. He would step down, pundits on MSNBC could have had you believing, as if it were a foregone conclusion and absolutely necessity. The veritable end of the Catholic Church - or at least the Vatican - if you were to believe some writing for the New York Times, was both imminent and welcome.

"Of course, at the same time you had churches in the sophisticated metropolises of New York and Washington, D.C., between which I divide my time, overflowing. As clear as the palpability of the Real Presence in the Holy Eucharist is for me - a gift I wish for everyone - was the reality of what was going on. This is no end but a beginning. The story of redemption, yet again. The Cross conquers the sin and evil that we are known to succumb to.

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In addition, CatholicCulture.org reports on a recent CBS News/New York Times poll, which found that 77% of Catholics who attend Mass weekly say that “the Vatican’s handling of recent child sex abuse reports” has had no effect on how they “feel about the Catholic Church.” An additional 12% of practicing Catholics say that they have a more positive feeling about the Church as a result of the Vatican’s handling of the scandals.

To read this report, which also has a link to the New York Times article, visit:

     CatholicCculture.org: Practicing Catholics unfazed by abuse scandals; Pope’s popularity increasing