Archbishop apologizes, calls abuse a tragedy

Cincinnati Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk called clergy sexual abuse of minors a "tragedy" in a talk titled "What Were the Bishops Thinking?" at the University of Dayton on March 10. "We [the bishops] are all sorry for what is happening, for the inadequacy of our decisions. I am personally sorry and will carry that sorrow with me to the grave," he said.

Noting that sexual abuse by members of the clergy has been called "a crisis, a scandal, an epidemic, a ...