People seize on McCarrick laicization for their own agendas

https://www.ncronline.org/news/opinion/distinctly-catholic/people-seize-mccarrick-laicization-their-own-agendas
The world is getting tired of this affair. The Times story of Uncle Ted's advancement from exhibitionist to abuser of his friend's child to Uncle Ted and the seminarians shows the childishness of the progression of his abuse. It should beg the question of his possible abuse as a young teen. This is no example of a mature homosexuality.

The response of the usual Anachronists who long for in the Catholic moment in American social life shows their usual opportumism. Their cultural Potemkin Village featured Catholics leading official censorship and Spencer Tracey as Father Flanagan in Boys Town.

Everyone went to Mass on Sunday where the Cross was the focus rather than the people of God. Everyone seemed to go to Confession on Saturday and eat fish on Friday and not doing so caused public censure in small ethnic parishes. All that changed, starting in New York in 1959 and the Second Vatican Council (where a Polish priest led th dissenters).

The social pressure which held back liberalism and liberation seemed to vanish overnight, never to return. Their usual echo is best ignored. It will fade more quickly if we do. Their opportunism only prolongs the pain, as do the victim advocates who love the spotlight. We all forget at times like these that forgiveness is the best medicine for victims moving forward in peace.

What is truly unfortunate is the seeming change in the Roman Inquisition from hunting heretics to priests who might be gay, making them the NCIS of the Church who sought out gays during the years of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. With now Brother Ted, they got a twofer.

Let us not encourage them in making a public example, which also prolongs the pain and gives those who have issues with the Church more ammunition. Outsiders may give us the perspective we need to right the Bark of Peter.

Unmentioned by MSW is our usual call on the Left to end celibacy and advance gay liberation, even in the clergy. In truth, reform will do nothing to prevent a sexually awkward cleric from seeking those of his own sexual underdevelopment.