CHILE
National Catholic Reporter
May 25, 2018
Under increasing scrutiny about the handling of clergy sexual abuse cases over decades, Chile’s Catholic bishops said that Pope Francis’ emotional meetings at the Vatican with three abuse victims “shows us the path that the Chilean Church is called to follow.” Shortly after releasing this statement, the Chilean bishops in Rome announced they have submitted their resignations to Francis en masse and will await his decision for which of their dismissals he will accept.
On the show today:
– Joshua J. McElwee, Vatican correspondent
– Fr. James Connell, a retired priest in the Milwaukee Archdiocese, canon lawyer, and a founding member of Catholic Whistleblowers
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