On Wednesday morning, in a statement on his Web site, Woods admitted transgressions and apologized to his family for letting them down.
He has had tantalizing brushes with success at the Masters and the United States Open, finishing tied for fourth in each, and has endured ridicule for his admitted transgressions, while the breakup of his marriage has been played out in public.
On December 2, following the release by US Weekly of a voicemail message allegedly left by Tiger for a mistress, Woods released another statement in which he admitted "transgressions" and apologized to "all of those who have supported [him] over the years", while reiterating his and his family's right to privacy.
This, however, should not lead one to think that Indian thinkers admit transgression of the barrier between the natural and the supernatural.
Those rumors gained steam with Beyoncé's 2016 record "Lemonade," which contained several semi-veiled references to cheating, such as "You can taste the dishonesty/It's on your breath as you pass it off so cavalier" and a mention of the mysterious "Becky with the good hair". Jay-Z finally admitted his transgression last year in a November interview with the New York Times's T Magazine.
Eleven days ago, Woods admitted to transgressions.
Derek Jeter, Ichiro Suzuki and Alex Rodriguez were due up for the Yankees, all with Hall of Fame futures, assuming voters will one day forgive Rodriguez for his admitted steroid transgressions.
At his age, Dr. Koide says, it's his privilege to admit such transgressions.
Woods, who has not appeared in public since his automobile wreck on Thanksgiving night, has relied on weak statements on his Web site, admitting to transgressions and announcing a sabbatical from golf.
The University of Connecticut responded on Friday to the N.C.A.A.'s findings of major violations in its men's basketball program, admitting its transgressions, imposing penalties, but at the same time going out of its way to separate the Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun from involvement in the recruiting scandal.
But, like Merton, a celebrity himself who suffered beneath his mask of holiness through guilt and having never learned how to love and be loved, Woods suffered, and will suffer until he can discard his mask, admit his transgressions, and resort to a true self through forgiveness and the devoted love of his wife and children.
