back with me isjoseph sternberg from the wall streetjournal.he coverage of the pope visit to ireland. it was highly anticipated but it has been overshadowed by this document, this letter, sent out at the moment he was in ireland by another member of the catholic church who was accusing the pope of knowing more than what he is saying. the real scandal is in the united states for the church. a series of revelations have come to light. a cardinal in washington, dc and the american catholic church's most prominent leader, and a grand jury report reporting decades of abuse in the state of pennsylvania. i think american catholics and really americans who are not catholics, will be very distressed by this report by the vatican that several popes have been aware that some of these cases have been going around and not at that on it is a real blow to the authority of the church. the pope is refusing to say anything about this and is quoted as saying, basically, i am about this and is quoted as saying, basically, iam paraphrasing, saying he expects us as

back with me isjoseph sternberg from the wall streetjournal.ticipated but it has been overshadowed by this document, this letter, sent out at the moment he was in ireland by another member of the catholic church who was accusing the pope of knowing more than what he is saying.