The latest story out of Florida seems a little fishy to me. All the protestations that no one could possibly have known of a past incident of under-age molestation by a priest who subsequently became a bishop are a little strained. If true, how could such important information be buried? If untrue, who knew and appointed him anyway? My gut tells me that this scandal will end up in Rome. Hence their damage control already. On a brighter note, I thought Bill Keller’s essay in today’s Times struck all the right notes. I share his pessimism.

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