Former Nuncio: The Present Brokenness of the Catholic Church

Archbishop Thomas Gullickson, a former Nuncio in Switzerland, who retired early and is known for being a Catholic has recommended the book of Joseph Bevan: 'Two Families: A Memoir of English Life During and After the Council'. Os Justi Press.

Writing on UtAdmereamur.Blogspot.com (16 February) he quotes from what Bevan writes:

"Looking back, I do not think that my family was as happy as God wanted it to be, because the spiritual side of our existence was sidelined and ignored.

I do not blame Mam and Dad for this, because they trusted the teachers and clergy of the Catholic Church.

Unfortunately, they were badly let down, and the result is that a whole generation of unbelievers has now been spawned by my brothers and sisters.

It is still a mystery to me how my parents were so blind to the unfolding crisis and often uncritically supportive of some of its worst results."

"What's my challenge?” – Monsignor Gullickson asks. His answer: "To move beyond denial to embrace the present brokenness of the Catholic Church."

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