If I were to quibble with Fr.Tom, it would be on this point:  (from the article:
"The true scandal in the church is not what one theologian or pope says, it is that we are not capable of dialoguing with each other. ...With the papacy of Francis, we are being invited to dialogue in a truly collegial fashion... "

My quibble is that this is only partially correct: the scandal is not just a failure of dialog among the episcopal set, but even worse, between bishops and laity...


Good article, and thank you!