Flutterby™! : Bishops change tone on abuse

Apologies for the registration-only and horribly slow LA Times article titled Bishops Change Tone on Abuse, but it was the only one that had this full quote. Speaking at the opening of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Bishop Wilton D. Gregory of Belleville, Illinois said:

"Sadly, even among the baptized, there are those at extremes within the church who have chosen to exploit the vulnerability of the bishops in this moment to advance their own agendas," he said. "One cannot fail to hear in the distance — and sometimes very nearby — the call of the false prophet, 'Let us strike the shepherd and scatter the flock.' We bishops need to recognize this call and to name it clearly for what it is."

My G... ummm... no, that's not right... Sigh. I should learn to be less surprised when life imitates satire so closely.