W. David Myers is associate professor of history at Fordham University. He is the author of Poor, Sinning Folk: Confession and Conscience in Counter-Reformation Germany (Cornell). Also by this author Get Commonweal's latest, delivered twice weekly. Email address Published in the 2004-09-10 issue: View Contents Most Recent Expecting Perfection By Regina Munch April 24, 2025 Contributing Writer Paul Moses Discusses Francis’s Legacy on NY1 By The Editors April 24, 2025 The Sporting Life By Miles Doyle April 24, 2025