By Stephen Wynne, ChurchMilitant - Titled "'Dear Troubled Catholics': Church needs spiritual renewal," the reflection began with Bp. Rice's direct observations. "I, along with all those who love the Church, am dismayed, disgusted, and numbed when I think of those who have been harmed by (McCarrick’s) behavior," he said. "While I would rather not address the situation publicly, to not address it is to stick my head in the sand."… Looking ahead, Martin described the Church as embarking on "a radical purification under the chastising hand of God…. As Pope Benedict XVI wrote when he was a young priest," he reflected, "the Church will have to become smaller and more purified before it can again be a light to the world."….