"…the greatest persecution of the church…is born from sin within the church." Benedict XVI?!?...?

Pope Says Church Must Accept Blame, 

'Purification' in Sex Scandal 

by David Gibson – Politics Daily

He spoke after months of withering criticism of his near-silence on the issue and after complaints about the many sharp-edged denunciations by his top aides. Some of them blamed the media for the crisis, with one dismissing news reports about the abuse as "petty gossip," and others arguing that the abuse was the fault of gays in the priesthood, or was due to a loss of faith among modern believers. Photo 

“Follow The Money” Inside the Beehive of Vatican “Roman Curia” Watergate, Again?

Changing the church 

By Tim Rutten – Los Angeles Times

"To live is to change," wrote the 19th century English Cardinal John Henry Newman, "and to be perfect is to have changed often."

Pope Benedict XVI will preside over Newman's beatification — sainthood's honorific antechamber — when he visits Britain in September, but between now and then he's likely to hear growing demands for change in the governance of an ancient but scandal-ravaged institution Photo 

In a stunningly blunt editorial, for example, the current issue of the Jesuit magazine America argues that "direct efforts to correct and prevent abuse of minors are only the most obvious part of a larger healing needed in the church.... At all levels, right down to the parish, much of the church has proven deficient in its ability to listen and interact with adult believers. But at the center of the present crisis are found members of the Roman Curia. Read more - by Tim Rutten – Los Angeles Times -------- Photo Herblock

Could Genuine Reform In The Future Be Coming From The Most Unexpected Of Directions? by Phillip Clark – May 9, 2010 – Young Adult Catholics

…National Catholic Reporter’s blog, “Schönborn attacks Sodano, urges reform”

…a close follower of internal Catholic affairs it should be no surprise that—on initial inspection—the reputation of Cardinal Schönborn and the radical concept of ecclesial reform seem to be practically mutually exclusive.

Yet, once the article–obtained from the UK’s Catholic Tablet weekly is inspected one can see what all the hubub has been about. Photo Reuters