Pope addresses Archbishop O'Malley
And says
To quote
"The Church in your country has been chastened by the events of the past two years, and much effort has rightly been expended on understanding and addressing the issues of sexual abuse which have cast a shadow on her life and ministry. As you continue to confront the significant spiritual and material challenges which your local Churches are experiencing in this regard, I ask you to encourage all the faithful, clergy, religious and lay to persevere in their public witness of faith and hope, so that Christ's light, which can never be dimmed (cf. Jn 1:5), will continue to shine forth in and through the Church?s entire life and ministry. "
To quote
"The Church in your country has been chastened by the events of the past two years, and much effort has rightly been expended on understanding and addressing the issues of sexual abuse which have cast a shadow on her life and ministry. As you continue to confront the significant spiritual and material challenges which your local Churches are experiencing in this regard, I ask you to encourage all the faithful, clergy, religious and lay to persevere in their public witness of faith and hope, so that Christ's light, which can never be dimmed (cf. Jn 1:5), will continue to shine forth in and through the Church?s entire life and ministry. "
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