Not the Transfiguration

On a day when I could have been looking at neat paintings of the transfiguration, I was instead reading about clergy sexual misconduct (O'Brien, Mahony, Vatileaks, etc). It seems like Catholicism is often not about the gospel story but about the institution's story, and that story is often about messed-up sex. It makes me feel tired :(

Further reading -

Editorial at The Guardian, Catholic Church: cardinal errors ....

Damian Thompson - Cardinal O'Brien resigns after gay allegations – and won't vote for next Pope. This is a shocking crisis for the Church

Andrew Brown - Cardinal O'Brien and the church's sexual confusion