(continued) I hold him in high regard because of his academic work. That academics tend toward liberalism does have something to do with the meaning of a "liberal education" and science. I'm not sure what is so 'scathing' about the article you cited, except that you are not so comfortable with strong writing? I don't disagree with what Greeley had to say; I don't think priests are all or mostly all abusers. Is that some surprise to you? And, if so, you are just having problems with your unrefined reading of my comments. 


As to silence in regard to ethics violations of all kinds, it is a difficult issue for everyone in a profession or organization. We all become part of the problem, given the natural desire to avoid the consequences of action. Whether Andrew Greeley was a part of the "Chicago problem" I don't know. I do know that the novel of his that I found most real was his book "The Priestly Sins", which he didn't really want to write but to me is the most grounded of them all.