"Well it's time to shut the church down."

How profound -- as if things should be instantly changed by a self-righteous opinion! Well your opinion is tolerated where other opinions, written rarely and reluctantly, are left free to discard it. My stick, however, doesn't near me to your sad aim. I forgave the person who abused me, and have moved on. But if Cardinal Pell is guilty, I hope he does time in jail. If  convicted, he will be convicted as a serial abuser and a liar. But to shut down my church, which has nourished me -- and millions of others -- and still does, because of  his alleged crime is outrageous. The church teaches and embodies more than the nakedness of its contemporary sinners (which includes us all) and its criminals.