![Left: Father James Martin attends the “Building A Bridge" premiere during the 2021 Tribeca Festival at Hudson Yards on June 15, 2021, in New York City. Right: Archbishop Rembert Weakland apologizes publicly for sexual scandal on May 31, 2002, in St. Francis, Wisconsin. Left: Father James Martin attends the “Building A Bridge" premiere during the 2021 Tribeca Festival at Hudson Yards on June 15, 2021, in New York City. Right: Archbishop Rembert Weakland apologizes publicly for sexual scandal on May 31, 2002, in St. Francis, Wisconsin.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20220826190844_1449af7c44ad13194d6bf9ab763e708437f32174e9321e21a604194818b47acd.jpg)
Father James Martin’s Tweets About Weakland Should Offend All
The priest’s downplaying of Archbishop Rembert Weakland’s grave offenses is a painful reminder of the steep hill that the Church in the U.S. still must climb in order to regain its moral authority.