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There was one thing that one Bishop did in Dallas that was laudable: he confessed, and asked to be forgiven.
Noted pundit/blogger and gay Catholic Andrew Sullivan pointed out a while back that Cardinal Law never did that. It's a remarkable bit of human nature that the folks in charge have resisted "confession" at all costs. I watched Lay after I read that, and sure enough, his attitude was that of someone who made proclamations, not that of a flawed human being who made mistakes and needed forgiving. The Pope didn't help when his own proclamation was that all priests should be perfect. Hey dude, isn't it part of your teaching that only you get that pass?
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