That's too simplistic a view, mg. The people who taught you right from wrong were mostly women who were great people and great teachers, but they had no power. The men who had the power were worried about political expediencies, had their heads so buried in politics that they had no clue about the impact of their politics on children.

One nun who had been a Catholic school principal at the time, told me, "We told the bishops time and time again what those priests were doing, Joe. But the bishops wouldn't listen."

And now those bishops are dead, and we're left with the mess.

-Joe-