Thursday 3 January 2013

So Charles Scicluna is now the Bishop of Malta

It is almost 1:30 in the am and I had one of those "wide awake-up" after about 2.5 hours sleep - thought it was morning. However, the brain is only partially awake & I decided to start going through my "google alerts" (I am way behind in my reading), and ran across this one.

http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2012-11-19/news/full-interview-bishop-elect-speaks-on-sexual-abuse-by-priests-402915330/

I wonder if he really believes what he says - Bishop of Malta does sound like being put out to pasture.

Have nothing brilliant to say except that I did make a few comments in "Fear and Denial at the Crossroads" about his article on the history of the Catholic Church and its pronouncements since the earliest days on the issue.

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