This is a question that has bounced around in my head for years. I don't have a good answer, but I still think it good to ask. The Penn State and Vatican scandals have got me asking this question again.
How can people be accountable for they did or didn't do in the past, especially if the what we know today is not what we knew in the past, or if what was practiced in the past has changed along with increased awareness?
I will say that breaking the silence is part of accounting for the past and bring the truth to light - but what of the participants who did what was the norm or had a certain understanding/awareness at the time when the break in trust happened. How do we hold them accountable to the past with new understanding and awareness?
I have struggled to answer this question. I simply put it out there to consider, I am not ready myself to answer because the answer for me is complicated and it may change.......
So I will let it just sit.....
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