I find many faults with Mr. Williams' analysis & commentary. But I want to join others in expressing disappointment in the manner in which Mr. Winters continually makes Mr. Williams's personal failings a subject of derision & apparently humor. For one thing, I can't imagine Pope Francis doing such a thing, whatever his substantive disagreements with the individual might be. For another, it brings undue & unfair attention to Mr. Williams' family, & as Pope Francis rightly reminds us, families of all variety & circumstances deserve compassion & mercy. Finally, it is unbecoming of someone - and a publication - that continually objects to the rhetoric of conservative Catholics. In a phrase, "who are you to judge?' And all while trumpeting "accompaniment" to sinners.

Mr. Winters should apologize to Mr. Williams & his family.