PASTORAL MESSAGE FROM HIS GRACE, ARCHBISHOP COLLINS - APRIL 18, 2010

To the priests and faithful of the Archdiocese of Toronto:

Christ, Our Good Shepherd, is the model for all priests, who are called to be holy servants of Our Risen Lord. These truly are Easter days of hope, and yet they have been painful for all of us Catholics. It seems that not a day has gone by in recent weeks without hearing of Catholic priests who have sexually abused those entrusted to their care, or of the failure of their superiors to deal
rightly with that. We should always be thankful when wrongdoing is revealed, for that can lead to renewal, but in the face of this constant criticism, Catholic clergy and lay people alike can feel discouraged, angry, confused, and ashamed.

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