Patting Themselves on the Back

The Roman Diocese of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is congratulating itself for having received an award. This was reported in the Oct 17 issue of the 'Pittsburgh Catholic,' in an article titled, "Diocese Recognized Nationally for Response to Clergy Abuse Issue."

To quote the article:

"It was also announced...that the diocese had received a national 2003 Proclaim Award from the Catholic Communications Campaign for its multimedia campaign, 'Commitment and Covenant,' which was the diocesan response to the clergy sexual misconduct issue."

The Pittsburgh diocese received this "2003 Proclaim Award" for putting out some video and written materials on the clergy sex abuse scandal.

Pittsburgh bishop Donald Wuerl said:

"The designation by the Catholic Communications Campaign of several Pittsburgh projects as recipients of the prestigious Proclaim Award is an honor for our communications office and all of those involved...My congratulations to everyone involved in the production of these programs."

Question - what kind of a church molests children, covers up for the guilty, and then creates awards for those who "respond" to this scandal? Answer - the Roman Catholic Church.

Please continue to pray daily that our Lord Jesus Christ protects children from - the Roman Catholic Church.