Catholic bishops keep telling us that they didn’t know and how sorry
they are about the horrific events in Ballarat and in many other parts
of the Catholic Church before that. We all know how terrible these
events are, but what have the bishops done to address the opaque
governance structures and cultural problems that have contributed to
this abuse.
The Catholic Church is still run like an absolute monarchy. Sexual abuse of children is an appalling abuse of power but it is only one form of abuse of power in a hierarchical and clerical system.In the selection of bishops for example the laity have little or any role at all.It is a rigged system.The laity who would know about sexual abuse are isolated and passive. There is a massive governance problem in the Catholic Church.
http://johnmenadue.com/blog/?p=3969
The Catholic Church is still run like an absolute monarchy. Sexual abuse of children is an appalling abuse of power but it is only one form of abuse of power in a hierarchical and clerical system.In the selection of bishops for example the laity have little or any role at all.It is a rigged system.The laity who would know about sexual abuse are isolated and passive. There is a massive governance problem in the Catholic Church.
http://johnmenadue.com/blog/?p=3969