Pope Francis’ letter asked “forgiveness of all those I have offended” and said he hoped to “be able to do it personally in the coming weeks.”
Sexual Abuse
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Pope Francis admits ‘serious errors’ in handling of Chilean sex abuse cases
Pope Francis admitted that he had badly misjudged the situation in Chile, or as he put it: “I fell into serious errors in the evaluation and perception of the situation, due especially to the lack of true and balanced information.”
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Vatican arrests Holy See diplomat on child pornography charges
Msgr. Carlo Cappella, who had served in the Vatican embassy in Washington, D.C., has been under criminal investigation since his recall from the U.S. last September.
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‘Look back’ laws worry Catholic leaders over potential sex abuse lawsuits
Catholic leaders say they support abolishing time limits for criminal prosecution and expanding background checks for people who work with children. But they also point to an existing law that protects public institutions from “look back” lawsuits and say that it creates a double standard.
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Scottish cardinal who admitted sexual misconduct dies at 80
The cardinal stepped down as archbishop in February 2013 after three priests and one former priest alleged Cardinal O’Brien had made sexual advances toward them 20 years earlier.
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Vatican finds Archbishop Apuron, accused of abuse of minors, guilty
The archbishop of Guam, Anthony Sablan Apuron O.F.M. Cap., is found guilty of some of the accusations against him, including the sexual abuse of minors.
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Cardinal Pell abused my son, father testifies
The father testified in an Australian court against the cardinal.
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Bishop accuses U.N. troops of rape in the Central African Republic
“Women are selling their bodies to the Blue Helmets out of desperation,” said Bishop Juan Aguirre Munoz of Bangassou.
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Have Pope Francis’ first five years been a success?
Francis has been first and foremost “a missionary pope,” who is determined to transform the church into “a missionary church.”
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Cardinal Pell hearing on sex abuse charges begins in Australian court
Pell’s lawyers told the court that the cardinal plans to formally plead not guilty.