Eleven men lie prostrate during their Ordination Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, June 1, 2024. More than 3,500 invited guests and 260 priests attended the ceremony featuring the biggest priest Ordination class in the archdiocese since 2008. Photo: OSV News It is my experience that most people are fair-minded when they reflect on things. But the clerical child abuse scandal has for many years been such an emotional subject that a discussion about safeguarding priests from the lingering cloud of suspicion would have been challenging and even considered inappropriate. Despite the ongoing trauma and hurt…
