The former bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Edward Egan, has withdrawn his 2002 non-apology to victims of sex abuse by priests.

CT Magazine: In 2002, you wrote a letter to parishioners in which you said, “If in hindsight we discover that mistakes may have been made as regards prompt removal of priests and assistance to victims, I am deeply sorry.”

EGAN: First of all, I should never have said that. I did say if we did anything wrong, I’m sorry, but I don’t think we did anything wrong. But I hate to go back over this. I think there’s more to life than that one issue, especially when I had no cases.

In other words, he’s sorry he apologized: Egan is one sorry son of the Church. His self-serving remarks have, unsurprisingly, drawn a certain amount of reaction.

In the natural course of events, the Catholic Church being what it is, Egan was elevated to the position of Cardinal.

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[H/t mattt]