Recognize faults, rise again, Pope tells U.S. Church

Recognize faults, rise again, Pope tells U.S. Church
Tags: Administration, Discipleship, Fellowship, Leadership, Youth
December 9, 2004

Wired News: The American Roman Catholic Church must recognize its failings in the priestly sexual abuse scandal and rise up again with determination to heal the deep wounds, Pope John Paul told U.S. bishops Dec. 10.

The 84-year-old Pope, addressing a group of bishops from Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, said the leaders of the U.S. Catholic Church had to first renew themselves spiritually in order to truly renew their Church.