Honesty about church flaws is best policy

Thursday, September 28th, 2017

Cardinal Timothy Dolan says honesty, humbly and openly sharing the “wounds” and shortcomings of the church, might bring those who are alienated back to the practice of the faith.

Using the image of the church as “our supernatural family … [which] priests, are called to image,” Dolan says human weakness has been a part of the church from the beginning.

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