The aftermath of a scandal often reveals as much about a culture as does the scandal itself. So it was last week, when allegations surfaced against Catholic YouTuber Alex Jurado, known as "Voice of Reason", including claims of inappropriate messages to women and the grooming of a minor.
Reactions online were immediate. Some were furious. Others seemed oddly triumphant. A few declared that it demonstrated why laypeople should stay out of apologetics altogether – apparently forgetting that the Church has spent the past two decades reckoning with abuse committed by clergy.
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