No organization, whether it's police or physicians or whatever, wants to have its errors held up to the light of day, but it's wrong, as is coming out so well.

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What I think we can do is help individuals understand the church teaching, but also...

What I think we can do is help individuals understand the church teaching, but also...

This is a crisis, but there is an opportunity to help revitalize and renew the...

This is a crisis, but there is an opportunity to help revitalize and renew the...

Clearly there are individuals who don't understand what the church teaches, or they think it's...

Clearly there are individuals who don't understand what the church teaches, or they think it's...

I am very confident that the Spirit is with us.

I am very confident that the Spirit is with us.

I would say the hierarchy has made terrible errors in judgment and it has to...

I would say the hierarchy has made terrible errors in judgment and it has to...

I would be with those who say the hierarchy in the United States has badly...

I would be with those who say the hierarchy in the United States has badly...

I think we can work through a lot of these issues.

I think we can work through a lot of these issues.

As a university, we're not focused on bringing about huge reforms - that's not our...

As a university, we're not focused on bringing about huge reforms - that's not our...

We are the meeting place, an entity that's trying to connect faith and culture.

We are the meeting place, an entity that's trying to connect faith and culture.

The more we can get together and talk about various perspectives, feelings, beliefs, the better.

The more we can get together and talk about various perspectives, feelings, beliefs, the better.

BC is not going to replace the hierarchy, and BC is not going to lead...

BC is not going to replace the hierarchy, and BC is not going to lead...

Individuals will speak their minds, which I think is healthy.

Individuals will speak their minds, which I think is healthy.

The hierarchy shouldn't fear what we're doing.

The hierarchy shouldn't fear what we're doing.

We've always had issues up for discussion at Catholic universities.

We've always had issues up for discussion at Catholic universities.

The church may hold whatever it holds with regard to clerical celibacy.

The church may hold whatever it holds with regard to clerical celibacy.

You know how the church has been hit so hard by the sexual misconduct by...

You know how the church has been hit so hard by the sexual misconduct by...

The Spirit hasn't deserted the church today.

The Spirit hasn't deserted the church today.

Some of the speakers we bring on campus may not reflect official church teaching, but...

Some of the speakers we bring on campus may not reflect official church teaching, but...

I think the issue of clergy sexual abuse sparked people to look at their faith...

I think the issue of clergy sexual abuse sparked people to look at their faith...

I say let's respond as best we can to the victims and their families.

I say let's respond as best we can to the victims and their families.