THERE IS NOTHING HIDDEN

31 January 2019, John Bosco

THERE IS NOTHING HIDDEN (Mark 4:21-25)

‘For there is nothing hidden but it must be disclosed.’  Despite what is often a hostile tone, the media has done a great service in exposing the sexual abuse of children and the ‘cover up’ by Church leaders who often thought the right way of proceeding was to protect the good name of the Church rather than to acknowledge openly the harm, sometime irreparable, done to the vulnerable. We can now see that, painful as it is, the end result will be a humbler more honest Church. The waves of revelation have hit a number of countries and will certainly continue until there is a full exposure throughout the world. There are still many who would like to ‘put the lamp under a tub’ and keep the truth hidden; but all ‘will be brought to light’ and we will be much the better for it.