Renata Adler wrote: “‘He has suffered enough’ meant if we investigate this matter any further, it will turn out our friends are in it, too.” To the best of my knowledge, no bishop or archbishop my father ever served under was innocent of participating in cover-ups, shuffling papers, hushing up victims, sending offenders away for rest and rehabilitation. When I looked up Bishop Finn, I held my breath until I came to the sentence that laid it bare. I held my breath because I knew it would come. •
