Last week my brother went to a meeting with fellow parishioners and the local bishop to talk about the parishioners’ dismay at the conviction of a former local priest for paedophile offences. On Sunday our parish priest invited anyone who was distressed at recent revelations in the Church to come and see him for advice and counselling. All this is deeply sad for ordinary Catholics who love their Faith and deplore the seemingly constant stream of scandals highlighted in the media, Catholic and otherwise.