That element of the online reaction to your story also reminded me: rash judgment is a sin for a reason, and it's been noticeable for years that more and more Catholics (among others) fall into this trap. A peril of an age where everyone is expected to form a view on every issue they stumble upon (otherwise, what would they have to post …
That element of the online reaction to your story also reminded me: rash judgment is a sin for a reason, and it's been noticeable for years that more and more Catholics (among others) fall into this trap. A peril of an age where everyone is expected to form a view on every issue they stumble upon (otherwise, what would they have to post about on their social media?). For what it's worth, when I read your initial report, the language and context gave away to me that the alleged conduct may not have been sexual in nature, but given the scarcity of actual facts at the time, any reasonable person should have withheld coming to any firm conclusion either way.
That element of the online reaction to your story also reminded me: rash judgment is a sin for a reason, and it's been noticeable for years that more and more Catholics (among others) fall into this trap. A peril of an age where everyone is expected to form a view on every issue they stumble upon (otherwise, what would they have to post about on their social media?). For what it's worth, when I read your initial report, the language and context gave away to me that the alleged conduct may not have been sexual in nature, but given the scarcity of actual facts at the time, any reasonable person should have withheld coming to any firm conclusion either way.