Sins Of The Fathers

July, 1993

Sins of the FathersThe Young Catholic cleric could see it coming. The Church was out of touch with the few diehards who still attended Sunday Mass. He had always believed his Church was a moral voice, an ancient tradition, a righteous institution. But he couldn't ignore the decadence that was cracking the sacred structure upon which he had built his life.The stories of sexual scandals involving priests (and even bishops) were well known. Parishioners, better educated than in the simpler days whe...