Cardinal Timothy Dolan recently gave a wide ranging interview about the HHS mandate that touched upon the challenges faced by Catholicism in articulating its teaching on sexuality.
The timing of the interview was most appropriate: when Lent was about to pass into Easter. For Christians, Lent is a time of penance and Easter is a time of renewed hope. Accordingly, Cardinal Dolan’s hopeful comments were prefaced by some rather penitential admissions.
