MONTROUGE (FRANCE)
La Croix International
May 23, 2018
By Isabelle de Gaulmyn, Deputy Editor
It is rare to hear church leaders thanking journalists and even rarer when it involves cases of clergy sex abuse of minors
In a sign of change in the church, Chilean bishops have thanked journalists for their contribution to exposing cases of pedophilia.
“We thank members of the press for their contribution to serving the truth,” the Chilean bishops wrote in their collective resignation letter last week.
It is rare to hear church leaders thanking journalists and even rarer when it involves cases of pedophilia.
So this is a sure sign that things are changing seriously in the Catholic Church.
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