Will the Pope Change 

I respect the pope as a fellow Christian. However, he is also in serious error on the Catholic Church's child sex abuse scandal. Instead of listening to his critics, he labels their concerns as persecution. An apology is good, but the public believes that this issue goes to the heart of traditions that must change. In his defense, I do not believe that cover ups are always wrong. Proverbs 17:9 says that love covers sins. The media's lust for exposure hardly shows love. However, there is also a time for serious questions. Is tradition more important than the Bible? The Bible allows married church leaders (1 Timothy 3:1-7). Will the pope not listen to Saint Paul's counsel on this matter? Allowing priests to marry will not prevent all sexual abuse, but it is a step in the right direction.