Fr. Jim Martin, SJ, Takes Down James Carroll

by Michael Sean Winters

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Father Jim Martin, SJ, has a bracing takedown of James Carroll over at America magazine's group blog that is well worth reading. It stunning, indeed, the way some writers on both left and right use the sex abuse scandal to augment arguments that are as unrelated as they are tired. Bill Donohue blames the gays. James Carroll blames celibacy. They deserve each other.

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