The American Catholic lay group Voice of the Faithful took a full-page ad in the New York Times on April 8, calling for "accountability" as the key to recovery from the sex-abuse scandal. In a message timed to anticipate the visit of Pope Benedict XVI, Voice of the Faithful said that the Church's recovery from the damage caused by the scandal would require compassion for victims and justice for wrongdoers.
In particular, the ad charged that American bishops who covered up evidence of abuse should not escape the consequences of their negligence.
'How can our Church be a moral beacon when so many bishops who repeatedly transferred known predators remain in office?' the group asked.
The ad called upon Pope Benedict XVI to ask those bishops to resign.
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