In another surprise decision, Pope Francis has decided to send Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta and Msgr. Jordi Bertomeu to Chile.
Sexual Abuse
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Pope Francis to host meeting with Chilean priests abused by Father Karadima
The encounters will take place from June 1-3 at Santa Marta, the Vatican guesthouse where Francis lives.
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The pope and a cardinal show Catholics the right way to call someone out
Righteous call-outs should be patterned after Cardinal O’Malley’s rebuke of Pope Francis on sex abuse.
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Juan Carlos Cruz: Pope Francis’ words about gay Catholics are a model of welcome
“I saw someone who was caring for someone, not worrying about if we are gay, straight, brown, white.”
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Australian archbishop faces prison time for failure to report child sex abuse
Philip Wilson was found guilty of failing to inform police about allegations of the sexual abuse of minors by a priest in the 1970s.
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In private letter, Pope Francis told Chilean bishops their church’s “sin became the center of attention”
In the 10-page text, Francis presented a searing diagnosis of what had transformed this once prophetic and esteemed church in Latin America to one of the least respected.
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Cautious hope from victims and advocates following resignation of Chile’s bishops
Bishops in Chile announced mass resignations on Friday, May 18, after an emergency summit meeting with Pope Francis.
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Pope Francis concludes three-day summit with Chilean bishops
“History is being made. We are at a particular moment for the universal church, not only for Chile,” one monsignor said.
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Sex trafficking is ‘rooted in structure of society,’ says nun
The fight against human trafficking and sexual exploitation may need its own #MeToo moment.
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Chilean bishops: We have come to Rome in ‘pain and shame’
In their first meeting, Pope Francis provided the bishops with texts to pray and meditate on.