Michael Sean Winters: "Houston, we have a problem." Tom Hanks' memorable line in the movie "Apollo 13" seems like an appropriate starting point to consider the ecclesiastical situation in the great state of Texas.
In an action to be more transparent, the 15 Catholic dioceses in Texas will release the names of clergy who were credibly accused of sexually abusing a minor, according to an Oct. 10 statement issued by the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops.
In a tweet, a U.S. bishop said he had spent the night reading a grand jury report detailing seven decades of child sex abuse claims in six Pennsylvania dioceses and "it was like reading a horror book."
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