.
. >>
. >> THE
. >> THE POPE4@ HAS SUMMONED CHUR
LEADERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
TO MEET AT THE VATICAN. WILL
THEY ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF
PRIESTS?
PRIESTS?
PRIESTS? LET'S CONTINUE4@ THE CONVERSATI
WITH FATHER THOMAS READ.
THIS PART OF THE CONNECTION
WASN'T AS CLEAR BUT -- WHAT
ABOUT THE ISSUE OF PRIESTS?
>> I WAS IN THE SEMINARY 100
YEARS AGO 13 GUYS IN MY CLASS
ONLY ONE BECAME A PRIEST.
I KNOW THAT JOHN WAS.
WE HAVE KNOWN ALL ALONG 4@THERE
ARE PRIESTS.
ARE PRIESTS. IF IT WERE UP TO4@ A LOT OF
CATHOLICS THERE WOULD BE OPENLY
PRIESTS, THERE WOULD BE WOMEN
PRIESTS, THERE WOULD BE MARRIED
PRIESTS WHO COULD HAVE
CHILDREN.
CHILDREN.
CHILDREN. WHEN IS THE CHURCH GOING TO
COME TO THIS OR IS THIS WISHFUL
THINKING?
THINKING?
THINKING? >> THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS
THAT THERE ARE4@ A LOT OF
WONDERFUL PRIESTS IN THE
PRIESTHOOD. 4@
PRIESTHOOD. 4@ PRIESTS WHO OBSERVE THEIR VOW
OF CELIBACY AND ARE VERY GOOD
PASTORAL PRIESTS. 4@
WE DON'T WANT TO MIX UP THE
ISSUE4@ OF PRIESTS WITH THE ISS
OF SEXUAL ABUSE. 4@
OF MINORS.
OF MINORS. AND THAT CHECKPOINT NEEDS TO BE
MADE.
MADE.
MADE. BUT
MADE. BUT I AGREE WITH YOU, 4@I THINK
WE NEED FOR HONESTY IN THE
CHURCH.
CHURCH.
CHURCH. FOR EXAMPLE, THE 4@U.S. BISHOPS
HAVE NEVER LOVED ANYBODY TO
SURVEY PRIESTS TO FIND OUT WHAT
PERCENTAGE ARE.
PERCENTAGE ARE. WE HAVE ESTIMATES FROM TEN
-20-30-40-50-60. 4@4@
-20-30-40-50-60. 4@4@ ALL OVER THE PLACE.
NOBODY HAS ANY REAL DATA.
THE ONE FACT WE DO KNOW IF
THERE ARE PRIESTS MOST OF THEM
ARE GOOD PRIESTS WHO OBSERVE
THEIR PROMISE OF CELIBACY AND 4@
ARE GOOD FOR THE CHURCH.
>> 4@DO YOU EXPECT ANYTHING TO
COME OF THIS MEETING OR IS THIS
GOING TO BE MORE
WINDOWDRESSING?
WINDOWDRESSING? >> I THINK MOST AMERICANS ARE
GOING TO BE DISAPPOINTED WITH
THIS MEETING BECAUSE WE WOULD
LIKE TO SEE POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES SET UP, STRUCTURES
TO HOLD BISHOPS ACCOUNTABLE. 4@
I THINK THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER
IS THIS MEETING IS PRIMARILY FOR
OTHER COUNTRIES WHERE BISHOPS
ARE IN TOTAL DENIAL.
THEY DON'T THINK THEY HAVE THIS
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM. THEY THINK THIS IS AN AMERICAN
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM. IN THE MESSAGE WE WANT TO TAKE
IS DON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES
THE AMERICAN BISHOPS DID.
GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER. MOVED
THE BAD PRIESTS AND HELP 4@THE
VICTIMS IN HEALING.
>> 4@IT IS NOT JUST THE PRIESTS
WE'RE SEEING THEATER MCCARRICK
RIGHT HERE IN WASHINGTON WHO
HAS BECOME THE POSTER CHILD FOR
THIS KIND OF ABUSE.
NOT JUST PRIESTS, THE BISHOPS
ARE BEING ASKED TO POLICE
THEMSELVES ARE THEY NOT?
>> N4@O I THINK THIS IS VERY
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. AND NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH HE
WAS A RETIRED BISHOP THEY
BROUGHT THE 4@INFORMATION TO TH
VATICAN AND THE VATICAN SAID
OKAY TREAT HIM JUST LIKE YOU
WOULD A PRIEST OF THE
ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK.
HIS CASE WAS INVESTIGATED, THEY
HIRED A FORENSIC 4@RESEARCH TEA
THE INFORM4@ATION PRESENTED AND
THE 4@ACCUSATIONS WERE CREDIBLE
SUBSTANTIATED AND HE WAS REMOVE@
AND HE REFINED4@ A NOW REMOVED
FROM THE PRIESTHOOD.
HE IS NO LONGER BISHOP
MCCARRICK IS MR. MCCARRICK.
HE WILL NEVER BE A PRIEST
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT SHOULD
HAPPEN4@.
HAPPEN4@.
HAPPEN4@. >> GOOD LUCK ON YOUR TRIP 4@WE
LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING
REPORTS.
REPORTS.
REPORTS. >> THANK YOU.
GOOD TO BE WITH YOU.
>> WASHINGTON'S CURRENT
ARCHBISHOP