ARTICLE: In Egan's Depositions, a New View of a Sex Scandal, By PAUL VITELLO, New York Times, December 2, 2009

One scary article of how Cardinal Egan dissembled and prevaricated--under oath--with a skill that surpasses Bill Clinton at his survivalist-best re: the sex-abuse scandal and his pre-NYC stint in Bridgeport CT.

My favorite bit for its sheer disingenuousness:

He emerges as a religious leader with an almost fatalistic view that the truth in many sex abuse cases is unknowable. "You are of the opinion that everything is crystal clear," he told a lawyer questioning him about his decisions. "I am not."

If only the church's leadership displayed such theological humility on a host of other controversial issues where they routinely weigh in with supreme confidence and hair-splitting discretion.

Ah, but the truth gets so fuzzy when it's your ass on the line.