AlmightyLord, our worldneeds your transforming grace. Strengthen your church in the world with your messageof reconciliation, in the nameof the PrinceofPeace.
"Today's settlement of 45 cases is a positive step forward in the church's efforts to promote healing and reconciliation for those who have suffered abuse by members of the clergy, " said Cardinal Mahony.
Let us very much hope that the election of a Pope from Latin America will encourage a broader, global spirit of ecumenism that will promote reconciliation both within the Catholic church, and with other Christians and with Jews.