It's slow going. I'm not a very patient person so 'slow-going' is hard for me. I want to be healed NOW!
I have to keep reminding myself that we ARE moving forward. We ARE going in the right direction. Maybe it's not going as fast as I want it to - but the progress isn't stagnant and it's not going backwards. Maybe this is good for me. I probably need to learn the value of persistence and patience.
There's been a lot in the local and national media about the priest abuse scandal. I'm not sure how ANYBODY can heal if the media keeps dredging up past mistakes on the part of the Church. YES - mistakes were made. YES - they were GRAVE mistakes and many innocent people have suffered. But most of those mistakes were made DECADES ago. Looking at how Church officials handled cases of sexual abuse so many years ago through the eyes of what we NOW know about pedophilia isn't productive. And to keep beating it in the ground is counter productive. The pope has apologized. The bishops have apologized. They have put policies and safeguards in place to keep it from happening again. There's nothing more they can do. They can't change the past. It's time to move on. It's time to heal. And we can't heal if we can't forgive. It's as simple as that. I'm sorry!
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I created this blog as a way to organize my thoughts and feelings. While I recognize that my feelings have room to grow in a different direction, I am not keeping this blog as a place to seek advice. I have a therapist who is helping me to grow at a pace that is comfortable for me. Encouragement is welcome. Advice is not!
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