In his book, the retired archbishop says that in the 1970s, he "naively" accepted the notion that victims would either forget or "grow out of" the abuse. He blames the leniency shown by judges toward priests (and other professionals) in sex abuse cases for shaping his views on the perpetrators.
At this point you might be wondering what about Archbishop Weakland appealed to some people. Weakland fan "A Faithful Catholic" explained at his Catholic Wintertime in Milwaukee blog that
There is an air of sophistication around Weakland
His memoirs are another step in changing the perception of the air-to-sophistication ratio.
See Archbishop Weakland Memoirs to be Released
Yikes.
ReplyDeleteWhat delusional world is Weakland living in?
Weakland has never been the brightest bulb around! And look who he surrounded himself with...many of the same people still in power.
ReplyDelete"Weakland has never been the brightest bulb around!"
ReplyDeleteOr he used the light looking for love in all the wrong places.
"And look who he surrounded himself with..."
People who used him, or people he used, it appears. Anyone else quit or learned to keep their mouth shut.
"...many of the same people still in power."
Maybe the Janesville GM plant and the Cousins Center should have been marketed as a package.