While the current sex abuse crisis is tantamount to the Church's own '9/11,' Catholics can maintain hope if they remain focused on seeking God above all else, said Archbishop Georg Gänswein ...

I believe in placing God above everything else. To narrate an instance ... When I sit there and close my eyes, I feel as though all the problems around me are not real problems, but rather ...

So when Catholics like Michael can't seek God's mercy in confession ... When contrition arises from "a love by which God is loved above all else, contrition is called 'perfect,'" the Catechism ...