He broke the story of the US Catholic clergy abuse scandal. Now he reflects on struggling to keep his faith

Diana Nechita

A reporter ponders on how to repair a religious structure long thought of as good but supported by an evil underside A reporter ponders on how to repair a religious structure long thought of as good but supported by an evil underside I n 1965, just shy of my junior year at the Jesuit high school of New Orleans , with good potential as an offensive end, I had an epiphany in the muddy slog of August football practice: Why are you doing something you don’t like? Soon after, I quit, and was trailed