Jana Riess: Latter-day Saint leaders and the fear of apologizing

'Apologies are painful to give, but they are vitally important. It’s hard to understand why the church is so allergic to apologies,' writes Riess.

The inability to apologize is damning to us spiritually, as a church, in that it impedes our progress. There is so much freedom in being able to say ‘I messed up, and I am so sorry.’

So he did the classy thing, calling attention to the fact that the family in question had informed him the story was inaccurate. He asked church members to stop sharing it and preaching about it , and he publicly thanked the family for bringing the error to his attention. from a sermon by a deceased Protestant pastor. An RNS reporter brought the questionable passages to the attention of the church’s public affairs department, asking if the church wished to make a statement. The next day, it did:

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