Are You Courageous Enough to Be A Priest?

©2011, Randall A. Beeler

Given the saturation of media attention aimed at Catholic priests for the criminality of the few who abused others and that of those who hid their crimes, it should come as no surprise that the backlash is an abuse of the vast majority of loving, courageous priests through a spate of false accusations. So the heinous crimes of a few reverberate to scar the innocent, as well as make a mockery of those who really were abused.

The word "courageous" comes from a root word, cor, meaning "full of heart." Archbishop of New York, Timothy Dolan is indelibly marked, heart and soul, as a priest in persona Christi. His response to being publicly accosted—merely for being a priest—demonstrates the heart of Christ.

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http://blog.archny.org/?p=1127