
Wisconsin Public Radio, April 8, 2010
The
pope now faces a major hypocrisy test. He has been accepting resignations from
bishops around the world who failed to take action against priest rapists. It
is now no longer in dispute that he himself is guilty of the same criminal negligence
in the Milwaukee case and in Germany when he was archbishop. He can only serve
the church by resigning. If he were in charge of some secular institution he
would be forced to resign and be subject to criminal
prosecution.
He has no moral right to hide behind Vatican walls.