Hierarchy's inability to mourn thwarts healing in church

Hierarchy's inability to mourn thwarts healing in church

NCR

Commentary The Catholic hierarchy from the papacy on down seems to be roiling through a series of manic episodes in which they execute perverted power plays against those perceived as enemies. This kind of mania often is exhibited by large identity groups whose power has been threatened and who are unable to respond adaptively to that loss through a process of healthy mourning.