Cloyne Again

The fundamental problem was that the bishop and the Vicar General chose to ignore the Irish proposals. Another problem was that the proposals were sent to Rome as if they were study guidelines. Either way, the problems were in Ireland.

The curse of pornography

A Canadian bishop who apparently dealt well with the sex abuse crisis in his diocese has been caught with child pornography. What makes a "good" person, like this bishop or Fr Kit Cunningham, do something so wicked? Most pornography addicts tend to compartmentalise their lives. Some addicts get bored of "soft porn" and a relatively small number move on to illegal material. Others are only attracted by illegal material. In either case, we may conclude that pornography addiction is damaging and dangerous.