The Sex Scandal Again

Our Archbishop, Thomas Wenski, published an op-ed piece in the local paper, the Sun Sentinel, against gay marriage. His basic argument is that it undermines the sanctity of the family. The hypocrisy reeks to high heaven. He gave a priest who had been accused of molesting a teenage boy a new church not too long ago, albeit a church serving mostly elderly people. I can think of nothing that undermines the family more than the sexual abuse of children because it damages the ability of the victims to have emotionally mature relationships with others. This is far worse than a marriage that ratifies an age-appropriate relationship between two people of the same sex.

After all the pain the church has been through during the last decade, re-appointing a priest accused of molesting a kid is the height of insensitivity. I hope this priest is innocent but given the church's history of sweeping these allegations under the rug rather than investigating them, nobody knows.