The Jackson-related commentary has been predictable, split along ideological lines. A pastor has strayed. Far older, in fact. But the Jacksons' heartbreak is private. It's their business, not ours.
Public men have private failings.
They make private mistakes, for which they're likely to be held publicly accountable. Taking the moral glitches in their lives personally always seems so foolish, a little too enmeshed in these strangers' personal stories. Because, of course, hypocrisy knows no ideological boundary. They've been caught, and now they're so sorry. And the list is growing.