An investigation by the Illinois Attorney General’s office found that 451 Catholic clergy sexually abused thousands of children over a 70-year period in Illinois, more than four times the number the church acknowledged.
(The Center Square) – An investigation by the Illinois Attorney General’s office found that 451 Catholic clergy sexually abused children over a 70-year-period in Illinois, more than four times the number the church acknowledged. .
Bishop Paprocki gives input on recent violence, protests
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QUINCY (WGEM) All the uproar about the riot at the capitol building led Bishop Thomas Paprocki of the Diocese in Springfield, Illinois to deliver a strong message.
Bishop Paprocki said he asked his congregation a thought-provoking question: Can you love someone who has different views than you? The question makes us uncomfortable, said Paprocki. Because we seem to think of love as a warm and affectionate feeling for someone. And we probably don t have warm affectionate feelings for our adversaries and our opponents. But, the definition of love according to St. Thomas Aquinas is to will the good of the other person, he said.