Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday Day 5
Today, our 5th in Canada has been another gloriously sunny warm day.
I took a walk along to the shops to buy the Toronto Star.
On the front page there was an article debating how many sermons at Catholic Churches today would address the issue of the abuse of children.
I’m not sure that that should even be an issue for Easter Sunday.
I’m sure many priests have spoken from the pulpit in recent weeks about this issue. No one is denying that what happened was awful and that the way some Hierarchy dealt with the problem was wrong.
But the press continue to attack the Church over this issue and some seem determined to drag the Holy Father into the matter. They will not be happy till they force him out, and prevent his visit to Britain. That visit is going to be a difficult time for Him and for all Catholics.
And hear this. One of the writers’ states that he is a Catholic, though not a good one. He doesn’t regularly attend Mass, does not accept catholic teaching on issues like marriage, abortion, priesthood and so on. He does defend the Church in the course of his article. But his article contains the usual misrepresentation of facts about Church and history. He gets his personal gripes in. He would do well to examine the facts about the Inquisition for a start.
I’ve even seen the issue being used as a reason to end celibacy. Let’s be clear here. This has nothing to do with celibacy. The scandal involved mostly the abuse of males by homosexual priests. A problem not confined to the Catholic Church.But the Church has to be more thorough in preventing such men entering seminaries.
Anyway…..I also went for a little walk through Humber Park and took some photos.
Then we had a nice Easter dinner, and then spent the afternoon reading.
Tomorrow, we head for Toronto Centre.But the press continue to attack the Church over this issue and some seem determined to drag the Holy Father into the matter. They will not be happy till they force him out, and prevent his visit to Britain. That visit is going to be a difficult time for Him and for all Catholics.