36 Quotes by William P. Leahy

Now where people are - at least the people I talk to - they are focused on issues of trust. Accountability also comes up, to make sure that this doesn't happen again.

The more we can get together and talk about various perspectives, feelings, beliefs, the better.

I think the issue of clergy sexual abuse sparked people to look at their faith in a different way.

I would say the hierarchy has made terrible errors in judgment and it has to seek forgiveness by its members.

I say let's respond as best we can to the victims and their families.

Individuals will speak their minds, which I think is healthy.

What I think we can do is help individuals understand the church teaching, but also maybe help the church understand the viewpoint of lay men and women about what they want in regard to priests, or how do they want the hierarchy to deal with them?

I would be with those who say the hierarchy in the United States has badly mishandled this whole situation.

One of the biggest issues that we face is that we have people who have their own particular concerns, whether it's on abortion, birth control, divorce and remarriage, civil rights or social justice.