VATICAN CITY
Telesur
May 13, 2018
“It is fundamental to re-establish trust in the Church,” said the pope, reversing his previously dismissive attitude towards the abuse allegations.
Chile’s bishops should take responsibility for their actions and make amends for the “devastating wounds” inflicted on the Catholic church, Pope Francis said Saturday, in response to the hundreds of sex abuse allegations faced by the clergy.
Ahead of next week’s meeting with the Chilean diocese, the pontiff released a statement warning bishops of his plans to address the Catholic church’s handling of sex crimes and their perpetrators.
There is a serious need to deeply examine the “mechanisms,” consequences and causes that resulted in scandalous cover-ups and omissions of justice for victims, the pope wrote.
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