In this May 3, 2014 file photo, Cardinal
Sean O'Malley, the archbishop of Boston, right, and Marie Collins attend
a press conference at the Vatican. Collins, an Irish woman who was
sexually abused by clergy, has quit in frustration her post on a Vatican
commission advising Pope Francis about how to fight abuse of minors,
Wednesday, March 1, 2017.
Crux
editor John Allen's recent argument that my resignation from the pope's
anti-abuse commission will "free me up" and allow me to feel less
"conflicted" is not only inaccurate, but patronizing. The problem with
the commission isn't having survivors as members, but opposition from
clerical men in the Roman Curia.