She says the Catholic Church and other faiths still have a long way to go toward making amends to the victims of sexual abuse by clergy. Some Bay Area dioceses of the Catholic Church are ready to talk about priests, power and pedophilia.
Survivors just hope they are ready to listen, too.
By Mary Spicuzza F OR MOST Roman Catholics the period of Lent is a time of healing. Each spring the 40-day period spanning from Ash Wednesday to Easter emphasizes penitence, encouraging the faithful to face their sins and take accountability for past wrongs. It is part of the festival of Easter, meant to celebrate rebirth and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. But Terrie Light usually just gets ticked off. The church talks about turning away from sin, but it wasn't doing that itself.